तत्राद्यं स्थापितं लिंगं हाटकेन सुरोत्तमैः । यत्तत्संकीर्त्यते लोके पाताले हाटकेश्वरम्
tatrādyaṃ sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ hāṭakena surottamaiḥ | yattatsaṃkīrtyate loke pātāle hāṭakeśvaram
وہاں سب سے پہلے ہاٹک نے دیوتاؤں کے برگزیدگان کے ساتھ مل کر ایک لِنگ قائم کیا۔ وہی آستانہ دنیا میں اور پاتال میں ‘ہاٹکیشور’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvija-uttama / muni interlocutor (contextual)
Scene: Devas and a figure named Hāṭaka perform the first installation of a radiant Śiva-liṅga; the scene hints at subterranean/otherworldly fame—Pātāla motifs like nāgas or jeweled caverns subtly appear.
Śiva’s presence is anchored through the liṅga, making the kṣetra a living conduit of purification and divine accessibility.
Hāṭakeśvara—famed as a Śiva-liṅga connected with Pātāla, and worshipped/remembered in the human world.
Implicitly, worship/recitation of the name (saṃkīrtana) of Hāṭakeśvara; explicit rites appear in subsequent verses.