सर्वपापविशुद्ध्यर्थं शिवलोके महीयते । नीलोत्सर्गं तु यो मर्त्यः करोति च तदग्रतः
sarvapāpaviśuddhyarthaṃ śivaloke mahīyate | nīlotsargaṃ tu yo martyaḥ karoti ca tadagrataḥ
Vì sự thanh tịnh khỏi mọi tội lỗi, người ấy được tôn vinh nơi cõi Śiva. Và phàm nhân nào thực hiện lễ dâng cúng gọi là nīlotsarga trước tôn thần/thánh địa ấy, cũng đạt được công đức này.
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Tirtha: Indreśvara (Dharmāraṇya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In front of the liṅga, a devotee performs a formal utsarga: a blue-hued offering (symbolic of 'nīla') is released/placed with mantra; priests witness; the scene suggests solemnity and otherworldly radiance hinting at Śivaloka.
Place-based Śaiva rites and vowed offerings are presented as direct causes of purification and exalted posthumous honor.
Indreśvara/Indratīrtha within Dharmāraṇya, where the rite is performed ‘before’ the sacred presence.
Perform nīlotsarga as a vowed offering in the deity’s/tīrtha’s presence.
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