मया प्रतिष्ठितं लिंगं पूर्वमभ्यर्च्य मां ततः । पूजयिष्यति यो भक्त्या स यास्यति परं पदम्
mayā pratiṣṭhitaṃ liṃgaṃ pūrvamabhyarcya māṃ tataḥ | pūjayiṣyati yo bhaktyā sa yāsyati paraṃ padam
“جو پہلے میرے قائم کردہ لِنگ کی پوجا کرے، پھر بھکتی کے ساتھ میری عبادت کرے، وہ اعلیٰ ترین مقام (پرم پد) کو پہنچے گا۔”
Gaurī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Gaurī-pratiṣṭhita Liṅga (later named Gaurīśvara) at Prabhāsa
Type: temple
Scene: A sacred liṅga said to be established by Gaurī stands in the shrine; a devotee performs archana to the liṅga first and then turns to worship Gaurī with folded hands, lamps, and flowers; the atmosphere is solemn, promising the ‘supreme state.’
Properly ordered worship (liṅga-pūjā followed by Devī-pūjā) performed with bhakti is linked to liberation-oriented merit.
Prabhāsakṣetra, specifically the liṅga said to be established by Gaurī and worshiped there.
First worship the Gaurī-established Śiva-liṅga, then worship Gaurī with devotion.