Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72
दृष्ट्वा क्षेमेश्वरं लिंगमुद्क्चित्रांगदेश्वरात् । सर्वत्र क्षेममाप्नोति लोकेऽत्र च परत्र च
dṛṣṭvā kṣemeśvaraṃ liṃgamudkcitrāṃgadeśvarāt | sarvatra kṣemamāpnoti loke'tra ca paratra ca
ومن أبصر لِنْغَ كْشِيمِشْوَرا، القائم شمالَ تشترانغاديشْوَرا، نال السلامة والخير في كل موضع، في هذا العالم وفي العالم الآخر.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kṣemeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/sages in the Kāśī-māhātmya frame
Scene: A calm shrine scene: the Kṣemeśvara liṅga stands serene; the pilgrim’s household and ancestors are symbolically shown protected under a canopy of light, indicating welfare in both worlds; a signpost indicates ‘north of Citrāṅgadeśvara’.
FAQs
Kāśī darśana is framed as a source of comprehensive kṣema—worldly stability and otherworldly auspiciousness.
Kṣemeśvara Liṅga, described by its position north of Citrāṅgadeśvara within Kāśī.
Darśana (seeing) of the Kṣemeśvara Liṅga; the fruit is stated as universal welfare.