यत्र रत्नमयं लिंगमाविर्भूतं स्वयं मुने । तस्य स्फुरत्प्रभाजालैस्ततमंबरमंडलम्
yatra ratnamayaṃ liṃgamāvirbhūtaṃ svayaṃ mune | tasya sphuratprabhājālaistatamaṃbaramaṃḍalam
Hỡi bậc hiền triết, nơi Liṅga bằng châu báu ấy tự nhiên hiển hiện, toàn thể vòm trời tại đó đều được phủ tràn bởi những mạng lưới quang minh chớp lóa của nó.
Narrator (contextual; Kāśī Khaṇḍa discourse tradition)
Tirtha: Svayaṃbhū Ratna-liṅga at Śaileśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (explicitly addressed)
Scene: The jewel-liṅga emits interlacing beams; the sky dome above is filled with a net of shimmering light, as if a celestial canopy has been woven from gem-flashes.
A true tīrtha is marked by divine self-manifestation and an atmosphere transformed by sacred radiance.
The Śaileśvara Liṅga-site in Kāśī, portrayed as a svayaṃbhū manifestation.
No direct prescription; the verse functions as māhātmya—establishing the site’s miraculous sign (radiant theophany).