श्रीशंकर उवाच । त्वं स्थापयात्र मल्लिंगं पीठे गन्धर्वसत्तम । ततश्चाराधय प्रीत्या यावद्वर्षमुपस्थितम्
śrīśaṃkara uvāca | tvaṃ sthāpayātra malliṃgaṃ pīṭhe gandharvasattama | tataścārādhaya prītyā yāvadvarṣamupasthitam
شری شنکر نے فرمایا: “اے گندھروؤں میں افضل، یہاں پیٹھ پر مٹی کا لِنگ قائم کر۔ پھر محبت بھری بھکتی سے اس کی آرادھنا کر، یہاں تک کہ پورا ایک برس گزر جائے۔”
Śaṅkara (Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Gandharva-sattama (best of Gandharvas)
Scene: Śaṅkara instructs a Gandharva to fashion and install a clay liṅga on a pedestal at a sacred spot; the moment is calm, directive, and ritual-focused.
Lasting transformation comes through sustained devotion—discipline in worship, not merely a momentary request.
A sacred locale is implied by “atra” (here) within the Tīrthamāhātmya, but the verse does not name it.
Install a clay liṅga on a pedestal and perform loving worship continuously for one year.