कृत्तिवासेश्वरे लिंगे लभ्यस्त्वेकेन जन्मना । पृर्वजन्मकृतं पापं तपोदानादिभिः शनैः । नश्येत्सद्यो विनश्येत कृत्तिवासे श्वरेक्षणात्
kṛttivāseśvare liṃge labhyastvekena janmanā | pṛrvajanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tapodānādibhiḥ śanaiḥ | naśyetsadyo vinaśyeta kṛttivāse śvarekṣaṇāt
Am Liṅga des Kṛttivāseśvara ist (die Befreiung) in nur einem Leben erreichbar. Die in früheren Geburten begangene Sünde mag durch Askese, Spenden und dergleichen allmählich schwinden; doch sie vergeht augenblicklich schon durch das bloße Schauen Kṛttivāseśvaras.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Kṛttivāseśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī or a sage interlocutor (contextual)
Scene: A split-time depiction: on one side, ascetics performing long tapas and donors giving gifts; on the other, a devotee simply beholds the Kṛttivāseśvara liṅga and a dark cloud of ‘pāpa’ dissolves instantly into light.
Kāśī’s Kṛttivāseśvara is exalted as granting swift purification and even one-lifetime attainment compared to slower disciplines.
Kṛttivāseśvara Liṅga in Kāśī.
Darśana (beholding) is highlighted; tapas and dāna are acknowledged as gradual means.