द्रोणेशाद्वायु दिग्भागे वालखिल्येश्वरं परम् । तल्लिंगं श्रद्धया दृष्ट्वा सर्वक्रतुफलं लभेत्
droṇeśādvāyu digbhāge vālakhilyeśvaraṃ param | talliṃgaṃ śraddhayā dṛṣṭvā sarvakratuphalaṃ labhet
Von Droṇeśa aus, im Bereich der Himmelsrichtung des Vāyu, befindet sich das höchste Liṅga namens Vālakhilyeśvara. Wer dieses Liṅga gläubig erblickt, erlangt die Frucht aller Opferhandlungen.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Vālakhilyeśvara-liṅga (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Listener: Agastya (Ghaṭodbhava)
Scene: A serene liṅga shrine in the airy Vāyu direction; subtle wind motifs—fluttering flags, swaying bilva leaves—while pilgrims gaze with faith and receive the invisible ‘kratu-phala’.
Faith-filled darśana of Śiva in Kāśī can equal the merit of extensive Vedic sacrifices.
Vālakhilyeśvara Liṅga, located in the Vāyu-direction from Droṇeśa in Kāśī.
Darśana with śraddhā (reverent seeing) is the emphasized act; no separate donation or vow is specified here.