ततः पाशुपतं नाम तस्यास्त्रं परमं ददौ । स्मरणेनापि शत्रूणां यस्य संजायते क्षयः
tataḥ pāśupataṃ nāma tasyāstraṃ paramaṃ dadau | smaraṇenāpi śatrūṇāṃ yasya saṃjāyate kṣayaḥ
پھر اُس نے اُسے ‘پاشُپت’ نامی برترین اَستر عطا کیا؛ جس کے محض سمرن سے ہی دشمنوں کی ہلاکت واقع ہو جاتی ہے۔
Pulastya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Rāmatīrtha (foreshadowed)
Type: kund
Scene: Śiva bestows the blazing Pāśupata weapon to Paraśurāma; the weapon is suggested as a radiant mantra-formed missile, with a calm yet terrible Rudra aura.
Purāṇic narratives portray divine gifts as extraordinarily potent, underscoring Śiva’s supremacy and the fruit of disciplined tapas.
The verse sits within the Rāma-tīrtha Māhātmya passage, strengthening the tīrtha’s sanctity through Paraśurāma’s Śaiva connection.
No pilgrimage rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes the potency of smaraṇa (remembrance) regarding the Pāśupata astra.