स्वयं तु लिंगं देवेश तिष्ठेन्मन्वंतरांतरम् । कपालेश्वरनाम्ना त्वमस्मिन्स्थाने स्थितिं कुरु
svayaṃ tu liṃgaṃ deveśa tiṣṭhenmanvaṃtarāṃtaram | kapāleśvaranāmnā tvamasminsthāne sthitiṃ kuru
தேவேசனே! உன் சுயம்பு லிங்கம் மன்வந்தரங்களின் இடைவெளிகளிலும் இங்கேயே நிலைத்திருக்கட்டும். இவ்விடத்தில் ‘கபாலேஸ்வரர்’ என்ற நாமத்தால் நீ நிரந்தரமாகத் தங்குவாயாக.
Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara (liṅga) at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (implied)
Scene: A self-manifest liṅga rises from the earth at Prabhāsa; devotees and sages request Mahādeva to remain through manvantara-intervals; the liṅga is named Kapāleśvara, with ocean-breeze and coastal light.
Sacred geography is made enduring by the deity’s established presence, offering an ever-available refuge across ages.
Kapāleśvara-sthāna in Prabhāsakṣetra, featuring a self-manifest liṅga.
The request is for permanent installation/abidance (sthiti) of the liṅga; it implies ongoing worship at the site.