सर्वेषां शिवलिंगानां सार्वभौमो महाबलः । कृते महाबलः श्वेतस्त्रेतायामतिलोहितः
sarveṣāṃ śivaliṃgānāṃ sārvabhaumo mahābalaḥ | kṛte mahābalaḥ śvetastretāyāmatilohitaḥ
Trong mọi Śiva-liṅga, Mahābala là bậc tối thượng, đầy đại lực. Ở Kṛta Yuga, Mahābala hiện sắc trắng thanh tịnh; sang Tretā Yuga, lại hiện sắc đỏ rực vô cùng.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Gokarṇa—Mahābala-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: A majestic Mahābala-liṅga enthroned, radiating a yuga-shifting aura—cool white luminosity (Kṛta) transitioning to deep vermilion-red (Tretā), with sages in reverent circumambulation and ocean-breeze hints of Gokarṇa’s coast.
It establishes Mahābala as a preeminent Śiva-liṅga and frames its sanctity as timeless across the yugas.
Gokarṇa, where the Mahābala liṅga is revered in this Brahmottarakhaṇḍa context.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse functions as liṅga-māhātmya (praise/identification).