त्वयाऽत्रैव सदा वासः कार्यः सुरवरेश्वर । लिंगे कृत्वा दयां देव ममोपरि महत्तराम्
tvayā'traiva sadā vāsaḥ kāryaḥ suravareśvara | liṃge kṛtvā dayāṃ deva mamopari mahattarām
“اور اے دیوتاؤں کے سردار! آپ یہیں ہمیشہ قیام فرمائیں۔ اے دیو! اس لِنگ میں کرپا کو قائم کر کے مجھ پر سب سے بڑی رحمت فرمائیں۔”
Śaṅkha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Śaṅkha petitions Śiva to remain eternally at the spot, with a liṅga embodying compassion; the scene suggests the first consecration moment—liṅga emerging/being installed near the tīrtha.
A tīrtha becomes a living source of refuge when the Lord’s presence and compassion are invoked there.
A particular Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha centered on a liṅga and nearby sacred waters, whose fame is requested in the surrounding verses.
The verse implies liṅga-sthāpanā/saṅkalpa for divine residence; explicit snāna/pūjā instructions appear later in the passage.