पृथिवी मेरुलिंगं च द्वितनुश्चास्य नाम च । भस्मलिंगं पशुपतिर्नाम चास्य महेश्वरः
pṛthivī meruliṃgaṃ ca dvitanuścāsya nāma ca | bhasmaliṃgaṃ paśupatirnāma cāsya maheśvaraḥ
زمین ‘میرو-لِنگ’ کی پوجا کرتی ہے، اور اس کا نام ‘دویتنو’ (دو بدن والا) ہے۔ مقدس بھسم کے لِنگ کی عبادت میں وہ ‘پشوپتی’ کہلاتا ہے؛ اور اس کا نام ‘مہیشور’ ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), addressing the sages (deduced)
Type: peak
Scene: Personified Earth (Pṛthivī-devī) offers worship to a Meru-shaped liṅga rising like a golden mountain; beside it a liṅga formed of sacred ash, with the epithet Paśupati/Maheśvara inscribed in the aura.
Śiva is the cosmic axis (Meru) and the immanent Lord of beings (Paśupati); ash signifies renunciation and truth.
Meru is invoked symbolically as the cosmic mountain; no specific earthly tīrtha is named in this verse.
Bhasma-liṅga worship is implied, reflecting Śaiva practice that honors sacred ash as a purifier and reminder of impermanence.