तस्य वायव्यकोणे तु हिर ण्येशः स्वयं स्थितः । तमाराध्य महादेवं हिरण्येश्वरमुत्तमम्
tasya vāyavyakoṇe tu hira ṇyeśaḥ svayaṃ sthitaḥ | tamārādhya mahādevaṃ hiraṇyeśvaramuttamam
В северо-западном углу того места пребывает сам Хираṇьеша. Поклоняясь тому Махадеве — Хираṇьешваре, Владыке высочайшему, — обретают обещанный плод.
Śiva (Īśvara/Maheśvara)
Tirtha: Hiraṇyeśvara (within Brahmakuṇḍa precinct)
Type: temple
Scene: At the north-west corner of the sacred pond stands Hiraṇyeśvara: a radiant golden-hued liṅga or Śiva presence, with devotees offering water and bilva leaves after completing snāna at Brahmakuṇḍa.
Pilgrimage is completed by upāsanā: the tīrtha’s geography culminates in direct worship of the residing form of Śiva.
The north-west corner of the Brahmakuṇḍa/Prabhāsa sacred zone, where Hiraṇyeśvara is said to be self-abiding.
Ārādhanā (worship) of Mahādeva Hiraṇyeśvara is prescribed.
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