सूत उवाच । एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं स्थापितं तेन भूभुजा । तथा तद्धृतराष्ट्रेण लिंगं पातकनाशनम्
sūta uvāca | etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ sthāpitaṃ tena bhūbhujā | tathā taddhṛtarāṣṭreṇa liṃgaṃ pātakanāśanam
سوتا نے کہا: یہ سب کچھ تمہیں بیان کر دیا گیا—کہ اس بادشاہ نے اسے کیسے قائم کیا؛ اور اسی طرح دھرتراشٹر کے نصب کردہ وہ لِنگ بھی، جو گناہوں کا ناس کرنے والا ہے۔
Sūta
Tirtha: Dhṛtarāṣṭra-sthāpita Liṅga (name not specified in given verses)
Type: temple
Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya-style audience implied)
Scene: Sūta addressing sages in a forest hermitage, narrating the establishment of a liṅga by a king and a famed liṅga set by Dhṛtarāṣṭra; cutaway shows a Śiva temple with the liṅga radiating sanctity, pilgrims offering flowers and water.
Śiva-liṅga worship and consecration in a holy kṣetra are proclaimed as powerful means for the destruction of sin.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, where the pātaka-nāśana liṅga associated with Dhṛtarāṣṭra is remembered.
The verse highlights liṅga-sthāpana (establishment) and implies its worship as a sin-destroying practice.