एतल्लिंगं समभ्यर्च्य यो याति पथि मानवः । चौरव्याघ्रादिसंभूत भयं तस्य कुतो भवेत्
etalliṃgaṃ samabhyarcya yo yāti pathi mānavaḥ | cauravyāghrādisaṃbhūta bhayaṃ tasya kuto bhavet
Wer dieses Liṅga in rechter Weise verehrt und dann des Weges zieht—wie sollte ihn Furcht vor Dieben, Tigern und dergleichen je befallen?
Śiva (continuing assurance)
Tirtha: (Unnamed) protective liṅga of Kāśī in the narrative
Type: ghat
Listener: dvija-puṅgavas
Scene: A traveler worships a roadside/shrine liṅga; lurking threats—thieves and tigers—recede, unable to approach due to Śiva’s protective aura.
Devotion expressed through Liṅga-pūjā is said to transform worldly vulnerability into divinely guarded fearlessness.
The Vyāghreśvara Liṅga in Kāśī, presented as a protector for travelers.
Samabhyarcana—proper worship/archana of the Liṅga before undertaking travel.