इति दमुक्तमखिलं मया तव महीपते । यथायुरभवद्दीर्घं समाराध्य महेश्वरम्
iti damuktamakhilaṃ mayā tava mahīpate | yathāyurabhavaddīrghaṃ samārādhya maheśvaram
Vậy đó, hỡi Đại vương, ta đã nói với ngài trọn vẹn mọi điều. Do thành kính phụng thờ Maheśvara đúng pháp, thọ mạng được dài lâu—điều ấy đã được tuyên thuyết.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration
Listener: māhīpati (king)
Scene: A sage concludes his instruction to a seated king; in the background a Śiva-liṅga shrine with offerings suggests that Maheśvara’s propitiation grants long life.
Śiva’s proper worship (samārādhanā) is presented as a direct cause of well-being, including longevity.
No specific site is named; the focus is on the fruit of Maheśvara-upāsanā.
Samārādhana/ārādhana of Maheśvara—devotional worship and propitiation—is prescribed.