पश्चिमेन स्थितं तत्र शम्भोरायतनस्य तु । स मेरोर्दक्षिणे पादे नखस्तु परिकीर्तितः
paścimena sthitaṃ tatra śambhorāyatanasya tu | sa merordakṣiṇe pāde nakhastu parikīrtitaḥ
وہاں شَمبھو کے آیتن (مندر) کے مغرب میں ایک مقدس نشان قائم ہے؛ اسے مِیرو کے جنوبی پاؤں پر واقع ‘ناخن’ کے طور پر مشہور کیا جاتا ہے۔
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Meru-dakṣiṇa-pāda-nakha (sacred mark west of Śambhu’s shrine)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Śiva shrine on the right; to its west a distinctive stone/mark protrudes from earth, revered as Meru’s ‘southern foot-nail’; sages point to it; the background subtly shows a visionary Meru silhouette aligning with the marker.
Sacred sites mirror cosmic geography; local landmarks are interpreted as parts of the divine cosmic body (Meru symbolism).
A revered landmark west of Śambhu’s shrine in Prabhāsakṣetra, identified with Meru’s southern foot-nail.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse provides pilgrimage topography for locating a sanctified spot.