ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि च्छायालिंगमिति स्मृतम् । उत्तरे न्यंकुमत्याश्च बह्वाश्चर्यं महत्फलम्
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi cchāyāliṃgamiti smṛtam | uttare nyaṃkumatyāśca bahvāścaryaṃ mahatphalam
Īśvara disse: Depois, ó grande deusa, deve-se ir ao que é conhecido como Chāyāliṅga. Ele se encontra ao norte de Nyaṅkumatī—verdadeiramente maravilhoso—e concede grande fruto espiritual.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Chāyāliṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) instructs Devī on a pilgrimage map: a luminous liṅga that appears like a ‘shadow’ (chāyā) stands to the north, with a subtle play of light and shade suggesting its name; nearby a river/stream or landmark named Nyaṅkumatī anchors the direction.
Sacred places are presented as living theology: approaching a Śaiva shrine with reverence is itself a source of ‘great fruit’.
Chāyāliṅga, situated north of Nyaṅkumatī in Prabhāsakṣetra.
A yātrā directive to go and visit (darśana) the Chāyāliṅga; detailed rites are implied by the māhātmya context.