सप्तकोटिमहारुद्रैः सुजप्तैर्यत्फलं भवेत् । तत्फलं लभ्यते काश्यां पूजनात्कृत्तिवाससः
saptakoṭimahārudraiḥ sujaptairyatphalaṃ bhavet | tatphalaṃ labhyate kāśyāṃ pūjanātkṛttivāsasaḥ
Welches Verdienst auch aus der wohlvollzogenen Japa von sieben Krore Mahārudra-Mantras entstünde – eben diese Frucht wird in Kāśī schon durch die Verehrung Kṛttivāsas (Śiva) erlangt.
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kṛttivāsa/Kṛttivāseśa (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (standard frame) / within episode: Agastya is addressed nearby
Scene: A devotee in Kāśī offers bilva leaves and lamps to the Kṛttivāsa liṅga; behind, the aura of countless Rudra-mantras appears as luminous script dissolving into Śiva’s presence.
Kāśī magnifies devotion: sincere Śiva-worship there can equal vast quantities of mantra-japa merit.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), particularly the worship of Kṛttivāsa/Kṛttivāseśvara.
Pūjā (worship) of Kṛttivāsa (Śiva) in Kāśī.