प्रतिष्ठाप्य महादेवं शिवभक्तिपरायणः । न तुतोष हरस्तस्य वहुवर्षगणार्चितः
pratiṣṭhāpya mahādevaṃ śivabhaktiparāyaṇaḥ | na tutoṣa harastasya vahuvarṣagaṇārcitaḥ
مہادیو کو پرتیِشٹھت کر کے اور شیو بھکتی میں سراپا منہمک ہو کر اس نے برسوں تک پوجا کی؛ پھر بھی ہر (شیو) اس سے راضی نہ ہوا۔
Narrative voice (continuing Īśvara’s account)
Tirtha: Maṃki-liṅga at Prabhāsa (as implied by episode)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Maṃkir installs a liṅga of Mahādeva and performs prolonged worship—offerings, lamps, water, bilva—yet the deity remains inscrutable; the devotee’s posture shows unwavering devotion mixed with quiet strain.
Long worship is not merely about duration; inner maturity and the right mode of offering also matter for divine satisfaction.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where installation and worship of Mahādeva are presented as powerful practices.
Pratiṣṭhā (installation/consecration) of Mahādeva and sustained arcana (worship) rooted in Śiva-bhakti.