एते हि राक्षसाः श्रेष्ठा शिवार्चनरताः सदा । लिंगमभ्यर्च्य च सदा सिद्धिं प्राप्ताः पुरा तु ते
ete hi rākṣasāḥ śreṣṭhā śivārcanaratāḥ sadā | liṃgamabhyarcya ca sadā siddhiṃ prāptāḥ purā tu te
یہی راکشسوں میں برگزیدہ تھے، جو ہمیشہ شِو کی ارچنا میں مشغول رہتے۔ لِنگ کی مسلسل پوجا کر کے انہوں نے قدیم زمانے میں سِدھی حاصل کی۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-context deduction
Tirtha: Kedāra-liṅga (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rākṣasa leaders, now softened by devotion, circle a liṅga with offerings; a subtle aura indicates ‘siddhi’—light rising from the liṅga into their crowns.
Steady liṅga-worship (śivārcana) yields siddhi; devotion, when continuous, transforms even the most formidable into accomplished worshippers.
Kedāra’s Śaiva sphere, where liṅga-worship is upheld as a source of spiritual attainment.
Regular worship of the Śiva-liṅga (liṅgam abhyarcya sadā) is the implied sādhana.