Sūta said: At that time, Nandin the son of Śālaṅkāyana was standing nearby. O sages of good rites, he heard everything and mentioned it to Brahma’s son Sanat. From him Vyāsa of great refulgence received the great discourse on the worship of the Liṅga, as also the bathing and other rites, as declared in the Vedas. I shall recount the same in the manner he heard it orally from Nandin.