रत्नाकरे रत्नसंख्या संख्याविद्भिरपीष्यते । लिंगप्रतिष्ठा पुण्यस्य न तु संख्येति लिख्यते
ratnākare ratnasaṃkhyā saṃkhyāvidbhirapīṣyate | liṃgapratiṣṭhā puṇyasya na tu saṃkhyeti likhyate
جواہرات کے سمندر میں جواہروں کی گنتی کو تو شمار دان بھی مان لیتے ہیں؛ مگر شِو لِنگ کی پرتِشٹھا کا پُنّیہ عدد میں لکھا نہیں جا سکتا۔
Puṇyakīrti (likely begins doctrinal speech here; deduced from 80)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: A teacher proclaims that gems can be counted but the merit of liṅga-pratiṣṭhā cannot; imagery juxtaposes an ocean of jewels with a radiant Śiva-liṅga being established and worshipped.
Ritual acts rooted in devotion—especially consecrating the Śiva-liṅga—generate merit beyond ordinary calculation.
Kāśī’s sacred Śaiva landscape is implied; liṅga-pratiṣṭhā is presented as exceptionally meritorious in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa milieu.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation and consecration of a Śiva-liṅga) is explicitly referenced as a supreme merit-yielding act.