यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या पश्येद्वा भावितात्मवान् । नाशयेत्तस्य पापानि सप्तजन्मार्जितान्यपि
yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā paśyedvā bhāvitātmavān | nāśayettasya pāpāni saptajanmārjitānyapi
Ai thờ phụng Liṅga ấy với lòng sùng kính, hoặc chỉ cần chiêm bái với tâm thanh tịnh, quán niệm—thì Đức Chúa sẽ diệt trừ tội lỗi của người ấy, dù tích tụ qua bảy đời.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the assembled sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mṛtyuñjayeśa
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: Pilgrims approach the liṅga with folded hands; one devotee stands still, eyes softened in contemplation (bhāvitātman). A subtle dark mist (sins) dissolves into light around the devotee as the liṅga radiates calm power.
Devotional worship and even reverent darśana in a tīrtha are portrayed as transformative, dissolving deep karmic burdens.
The Mṛtyuñjayeśa Liṅga at Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Bhakti-pūjā (devotional worship) and darśana (reverent seeing) with a purified mind.