हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे यत्र देवः स्वयं हरः । तत्र नागबिलो जातो वल्मीकात्त्रिदशाधिप
hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre yatra devaḥ svayaṃ haraḥ | tatra nāgabilo jāto valmīkāttridaśādhipa
Trong thánh địa Hāṭakeśvara—nơi chính thần Hara (Śiva) ngự hiện—tại đó đã sinh ra Nāgabila, hang rắn, từ một gò mối, hỡi chúa tể chư thiên.
Divine voice (Ākāśavāṇī)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra; Nāgabila
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śakra (Indra)
Scene: A sacred field with a prominent anthill; from it, a dark, rounded cave-mouth (Nāgabila) appears, ringed by serpentine motifs; an unseen but palpable Śiva-presence sanctifies the scene.
When Śiva is self-present in a kṣetra, even a humble anthill can become a gateway of grace and purification.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and its Nāgabila (serpent-cavern) are explicitly identified.
Not yet; the verse identifies the place and the sacred feature (Nāgabila) that will be used for the rite.
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