अथ सा निजयूथस्य सदाग्रे तृणवांछया । भ्रममाणा निकुञ्जांते लिंगं देवस्य शूलिनः
atha sā nijayūthasya sadāgre tṛṇavāṃchayā | bhramamāṇā nikuñjāṃte liṃgaṃ devasya śūlinaḥ
پھر وہ اپنے ہی ریوڑ کے آگے آگے گھاس کی تلاش میں بھٹکتی ہوئی ایک کنج کے کنارے پہنچی اور وہاں ترشول دھاری بھگوان شِو کے لِنگ کو پایا۔
Narrator (within the Purāṇic dialogue; exact named speaker not in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ) addressed in the surrounding narration
Scene: A cow at the head of her herd reaches the edge of a dense grove; half-hidden among roots and leaf-shadow stands a Śiva-liṅga, calm yet commanding, suggesting a self-manifest presence.
Even simple, natural movements can lead to divine encounter; sacred places reveal themselves through providence.
The Kalaśeśvara liṅga within the Śrī Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative landscape.
No explicit injunction; it sets the scene for liṅga-related worship (abhiṣeka) that follows.