अणोरणीयांस्त्वं देव तथा त्वं महतो महान् । तस्मात्त्वया विधातव्यं सर्वैषां लिंगपूजनम्
aṇoraṇīyāṃstvaṃ deva tathā tvaṃ mahato mahān | tasmāttvayā vidhātavyaṃ sarvaiṣāṃ liṃgapūjanam
ఓ దేవా! నీవు అణువుకంటె సూక్ష్ముడవు, మహత్తుకంటె మహానువు; కావున సమస్తులకు లింగపూజను నీవే విధించవలెను।
Devas and Ṛṣis (collective praise) (deduced from preceding verse of stuti)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teaching moment: devas/ṛṣis address Śiva as the paradoxical Absolute; the liṅga appears as a boundless pillar of light yet also as a small, worshipable emblem on a pedestal.
Because the divine transcends all measures—smallest and greatest—Liṅga-worship is upheld as a universal path of devotion.
Kedāra/Kedarnath, where the Mahāliṅga’s transcendence is proclaimed.
Liṅga-pūjanam is explicitly prescribed as a practice to be established for everyone.