क एष पिप्पलादस्तु कस्य पुत्रो वदस्व नः । किमर्थं स्थापितं लिंगं क्षेत्रे तत्र महात्मना
ka eṣa pippalādastu kasya putro vadasva naḥ | kimarthaṃ sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ kṣetre tatra mahātmanā
இந்த பிப்பலாதன் யார், அவர் யாருடைய மகன்? எங்களுக்குச் சொல்லுங்கள். அந்த மகாத்மா அந்தப் புனிதக் க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் லிங்கத்தை எதற்காக நிறுவினார்?
Ṛṣis/Sages (deduced from continuation of their question in 174.3)
Purāṇic dharma values lineage and intention: sacred acts like liṅga-sthāpana are understood through the installer’s identity and purpose.
The ‘kṣetra’ is the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting of the Tīrthamāhātmya in Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
None; this verse is a request for the backstory behind the installation.
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