Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
अग्निवर्णेश्वरं चैव नैध्रुवेश्वरमेव च । वत्सेश्वरं महालिंगं पर्णादेश्वरमेव च
agnivarṇeśvaraṃ caiva naidhruveśvarameva ca | vatseśvaraṃ mahāliṃgaṃ parṇādeśvarameva ca
তাত অগ্নিবৰ্ণেশ্বৰ আৰু নৈধ্ৰুৱেশ্বৰো আছে। ‘ৱৎসেশ্বৰ’ নামে মহালিঙ্গ আৰু ‘পৰ্ণাদেশ্বৰ’ও আছে।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Agnivarṇeśvara, Naidhruveśvara, Vatseśvara, Parṇādeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sequence of four sanctums; Agnivarṇeśvara glows with a warm fire-hued aura; Naidhruveśvara framed by a star/polar motif; Vatseśvara larger (‘mahāliṅga’); Parṇādeśvara adorned with leaves.
FAQs
Kāśī’s sanctity is expressed through many named liṅgas, each a doorway into Śiva’s presence within the kṣetra.
Kāśī-kṣetra, through the shrines Agnivarṇeśvara, Naidhruveśvara, Vatseśvara (mahāliṅga), and Parṇādeśvara.
No explicit prescription; the verse functions as a sacred itinerary for darśana and pūjā.