सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमोपेता ततस्तुष्टो महेश्वरः । प्रददौ दर्शनं तस्या वरदोऽस्मीति चाब्रवीत्
samyakchraddhāsamopetā tatastuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ | pradadau darśanaṃ tasyā varado'smīti cābravīt
ਉਚਿਤ ਸ਼ਰਧਾ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ ਹੋਣ ਤੇ ਮਹੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋਇਆ; ਉਸ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਕਿਹਾ, ‘ਮੈਂ ਵਰਦਾਨ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਹਾਂ।’
Pulastya (narration); quoted words are Śiva’s
Tirtha: Arbuda liṅga-sthala (Kaṭaka-liṅga)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājendra
Scene: Maheśvara manifests before Gaurī at the mountain liṅga-site, serene and radiant, granting darśana. Gaurī stands or kneels with folded hands; Śiva’s gesture conveys boon-giving as he declares himself Varada.
Right faith (śraddhā) makes worship fruitful, culminating in divine darśana and grace.
The liṅga-site associated with Gaurī’s worship (Kaṭeśvara/Kaṭaka setting) in Arbuda Khaṇḍa.
Approach worship with proper śraddhā; the implied practice is liṅga-pūjā leading to darśana.
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