तस्यास्तुष्टो वरं प्रादात्सिद्धलिंगस्थितो हरः । अनभ्यर्च्य य एनां च मत्पूजां प्रकरिष्यति
tasyāstuṣṭo varaṃ prādātsiddhaliṃgasthito haraḥ | anabhyarcya ya enāṃ ca matpūjāṃ prakariṣyati
ତାଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୋଇ ସିଦ୍ଧଲିଙ୍ଗରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ହର ଏକ ବର ଦେଲେ—‘ଯେ କେହି ପ୍ରଥମେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଅର୍ଚ୍ଚନା ନକରି ମୋ ପୂଜା କରିବ,
Śiva (Hara), quoted within Sūta’s narration
Tirtha: Siddha-liṅga and Vaṭayakṣiṇī (paired kṣetra focus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva (Hara) abiding in the Siddha-liṅga appears or speaks, granting a boon and declaring that worshippers must first worship ‘her’ (Vaṭayakṣiṇī/Devī-aṃśa) before worshipping him.
Sacred places often preserve specific worship-order (krama); honoring the local Devī manifestation is integral to fruitful Śiva worship.
The Siddha-liṅga shrine and the nearby Vaṭayakṣiṇī presence on the bank are central to this local māhātmya.
One should worship Vaṭayakṣiṇī before undertaking Śiva’s worship at the Siddha-liṅga.