ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महा देवि लिंगं तद्भरतेश्वरम् । तस्मादुत्तरकोणस्थं नातिदूरं व्यवस्थितम्
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahā devi liṃgaṃ tadbharateśvaram | tasmāduttarakoṇasthaṃ nātidūraṃ vyavasthitam
ଈଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ, ହେ ମହାଦେବୀ, ‘ଭରତେଶ୍ୱର’ ନାମକ ସେହି ଲିଙ୍ଗ ପାଖକୁ ଯିବା ଉଚିତ; ସେଠାରୁ ଉତ୍ତର କୋଣରେ ଅତି ଦୂର ନୁହେଁ।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Bharateśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) speaks to Devī, pointing north; a pilgrim path leads from one shrine to another; the Bharateśvara liṅga appears ahead, not far away, amid coastal vegetation and temple flags.
The Māhātmya frames pilgrimage as a mapped spiritual discipline, where each shrine is approached in sequence with reverence.
Bharateśvara Liṅga within Prabhāsakṣetra.
A directive to visit (gacchet) the Bharateśvara liṅga; no further rite is specified in this verse.