दैवलिंगे तथा ज्ञेयं सहस्रारत्निमानतः । धनुष्प्रमाणसाहस्रं पुण्यं क्षेत्रे स्वयं भुवि ५६ ।
If the phallic emblem had been installed by gods the space upto a thousand Aratnis is holy. In a temple where phallic emblem is self-risen, the space upto a thousand Dhanuḥ. Pramāṇas (a dhanuḥ. pramāṇa = 4 hastas) is holy.
तत्र स्नात्वा तथा दत्त्वा जपित्वा हि शिवं व्रजेत् । शिवक्षेत्रं समाश्रित्य वसेदामरणं तथा ५८ ।
By taking bath or making gifts or muttering mantras in that centre one will attain Śiva. One shall seek shelter in a temple of Śiva and stay there till death.
दाहं दशाहं मास्यं वा सपिंडीकरणं तु वा । आब्दिकं वा शिवक्षेत्रे क्षेत्रे पिंडमथापि वा ५९ ।
The rites of obsequies of the second day or the tenth day, the offerings of monthly Piṇḍas, the rite of Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa or the annual Śrāddha shall be performed in a holy centre.