तत्र विश्वावसुर्नाम सिद्धस्तेपे महातपः । बहुवर्षाणि संस्थाप्य शिवं भक्तिपरायणः
tatra viśvāvasurnāma siddhastepe mahātapaḥ | bahuvarṣāṇi saṃsthāpya śivaṃ bhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
Tại đó, một vị Siddha tên Viśvāvasu đã tu khổ hạnh lớn suốt nhiều năm, an vị Thần Śiva và trọn lòng nương tựa trong bhakti.
Pulastya (continuing narrative context)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara (tapas-sthāna of Viśvāvasu)
Type: temple
Listener: King
Scene: Siddha Viśvāvasu in deep austerity near a newly installed Śiva-liṅga; years pass symbolically (sun/moon cycles), while the liṅga radiates calm power.
Tapas joined with steadfast bhakti and sacred installation of Śiva is portrayed as a sanctifying act that empowers a holy place.
The locale of Siddheśvara in the Arbuda Khaṇḍa, made potent by the Siddha Viśvāvasu’s practice.
Liṅga/Śiva स्थापना (installation) and sustained tapas (austerities) performed with devotion.