दृष्ट्वा गौर्याथ कटकं पर्वतस्य मनोहरम् । लिंगाकारं महाराज पूजयामास सा तदा
dṛṣṭvā gauryātha kaṭakaṃ parvatasya manoharam | liṃgākāraṃ mahārāja pūjayāmāsa sā tadā
హే మహారాజా! అప్పుడు గౌరీ పర్వతంలోని మనోహర కటకాన్ని చూచెను; అది లింగాకారమై ఉండగా, ఆమె తక్షణమే పూజించెను।
Pulastya (narration)
Tirtha: Kaṭaka-liṅga (liṅgākāra kaṭaka) of Arbuda
Type: peak
Listener: Rājendra
Scene: Gaurī arrives at a charming mountain ‘kaṭaka’—a ridge shaped like a liṅga. She immediately begins worship, offering flowers and water, her posture composed and intensely devotional against a dramatic rocky backdrop.
Recognizing the sacred (liṅga-form) and responding with worship is portrayed as the foundation of tīrtha sanctity.
Kaṭaka/Kaṭeśvara—connected with Gaurī’s worship of a liṅga-formed spot on the mountain.
Pūjā (worship) of the liṅga at the site.