ब्रह्मणा तत्र तीर्थे तु पुरा वर्षशतत्रयम् । आराधनं कृतं शम्भोः कस्मिंश्चित्कारणान्तरे
brahmaṇā tatra tīrthe tu purā varṣaśatatrayam | ārādhanaṃ kṛtaṃ śambhoḥ kasmiṃścitkāraṇāntare
Tại thánh địa ấy, thuở xưa Brahmā đã thực hành sự phụng thờ (ārādhana) đối với Śambhu suốt ba trăm năm, vì một duyên cớ nào đó.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Bhṛgu-tīrtha / Paitāmaha
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Brahmā, four-faced, seated in deep worship of Śambhu beside the river for an immense span; a liṅga or Śiva presence is implied, with ascetic atmosphere and cosmic time passing.
Even the highest deities honor Śiva through sustained worship; a tīrtha becomes eminent through such divine tapas and devotion.
The same tīrtha just introduced—Bhṛgu-tīrtha/Paitāmaha—where Brahmā is said to have worshiped Śiva.
Ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Śambhu is exemplified as the key practice associated with the site.