रुद्राणामादिदेवोऽसौ पूर्वं सोमेश्वरः प्रिये । भूतेश्वरेति नाम्ना वै पूजयेत्तं विधानतः
rudrāṇāmādidevo'sau pūrvaṃ someśvaraḥ priye | bhūteśvareti nāmnā vai pūjayettaṃ vidhānataḥ
Hỡi người yêu dấu, vị thần ấy là đấng nguyên sơ trong hàng các Rudra; thuở trước được gọi là Someśvara. Người ta nên thờ phụng Ngài đúng theo nghi lễ, xưng danh là “Bhūteśvara”.
Śiva
Tirtha: Bhūteśvara (Someśvara-smṛta)
Type: temple
Listener: Unspecified beloved interlocutor
Scene: A prominent Śiva-liṅga shrine by the coast: the deity honored as Bhūteśvara, with an inscription or oral remembrance that he was formerly called Someśvara; devotees perform orderly pūjā under priestly guidance.
Correct naming and correct ritual (vidhi) align the devotee with the deity’s revealed form and grant spiritual efficacy.
Bhūteśvara (formerly Someśvara) in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, introduced as the first focus of the Rudra pilgrimage.
Worship (pūjā) of the deity specifically by the name Bhūteśvara, following prescribed ritual procedure (vidhi).