Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
तेजस्विषु यथा भानुर्दृश्येषु च यथा शशी । तथा लिंगेषु सर्वेषु परं लिंगं त्रिलोचनम्
tejasviṣu yathā bhānurdṛśyeṣu ca yathā śaśī | tathā liṃgeṣu sarveṣu paraṃ liṃgaṃ trilocanam
كما أن الشمس بين المنيرات، وكما أن القمر بين المرئيات—كذلك بين جميع اللِّنْغا، اللِّنْغا الأسمى هو تريلوتشانا ذو العيون الثلاث.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Trilocana-liṅga
Type: temple
Scene: Trilocana-liṅga radiates like the sun; a cool moonlike sheen surrounds the sanctum, merging solar and lunar symbolism to show it as the supreme object of sight and source of spiritual light.
FAQs
The text establishes a devotional hierarchy: Trilocana is singled out as the foremost focus for Śaiva reverence in Kāśī.
Trilocana-liṅga in Kāśī, praised as supreme among liṅgas.
No explicit rite; the verse recommends prioritizing Trilocana-liṅga for darśana and worship through its superlative praise.