सूत उवाच । तस्या एव समीपस्थं देवदेवं नलेश्वरम् । दृष्ट्वा विमुच्युते पापात्स्थापितं नलभूभुजा
sūta uvāca | tasyā eva samīpasthaṃ devadevaṃ naleśvaram | dṛṣṭvā vimucyute pāpātsthāpitaṃ nalabhūbhujā
Sūta disse: Perto desse mesmo tīrtha ergue-se Naleśvara, o Deus dos deuses, estabelecido pelo rei Nala. Só de contemplá-lo, a pessoa se liberta do pecado.
Sūta
Tirtha: Naleśvara (near the tīrtha in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra)
Type: temple
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: A Śiva-liṅga shrine named Naleśvara stands near the tīrtha; King Nala is shown establishing it; pilgrims attain purification simply by beholding the deity.
In tīrtha māhātmya, even darśana (reverent seeing) of the deity is portrayed as a purifier that dissolves sin.
Naleśvara, a Śiva-liṅga/temple near the described tīrtha within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya.
The act emphasized is darśana of Naleśvara; no additional rite is specified in this verse.