क्षेत्रस्योपनिषच्चैषा मुक्तिबीजमिदं परम् । कर्मकाननदावाग्निरेषा लिंगावलिः प्रिये
kṣetrasyopaniṣaccaiṣā muktibījamidaṃ param | karmakānanadāvāgnireṣā liṃgāvaliḥ priye
يا حبيبة، هذه هي سريرة الحقل المقدّس، كأنها أوبانيشاد، وهي البذرة العليا للتحرّر؛ وهذه السلسلة من اللِّينغات نارُ غابةٍ تُحرق أدغال الكارما.
Śiva (deduced from 'priye' and doctrinal metaphor)
Tirtha: Liṅgāvalī of Kāśī (Caturdaśa Mahāliṅga series)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A visionary tableau: a garland-like chain of liṅgas blazing with cool-white and golden fire; behind them a dense forest labeled ‘karma’ is consumed, revealing a clear sky of liberation; Śiva and Devī witness the transformation.
The Kāśī Liṅga-circuit is taught as an inner liberating secret that destroys karmic accumulation.
Kāśī-kṣetra through its liṅgāvali—its interconnected Śiva-liṅga shrines.
Engagement with the liṅgāvali (pilgrimage/darśana/pūjā) is implied as the means that ‘burns’ karma.