अन्यत्रापि हि यो लिंगं समर्चयति सन्मतिः । तस्यापि वांछितं देयं किंपुनर्योविकाशिकम्
anyatrāpi hi yo liṃgaṃ samarcayati sanmatiḥ | tasyāpi vāṃchitaṃ deyaṃ kiṃpunaryovikāśikam
Selbst wer mit edler Einsicht den Liṅga anderswo recht verehrt, soll die ersehnte Gabe erhalten — um wie viel mehr erst der, der ihn in Kāśī verehrt!
Śiva (Devadeva)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Tvāṣṭra/Viśvakarman and/or the assembled interlocutors of the chapter (contextual)
Scene: A devotee offers bilva leaves, water, and flowers to a Śiva-liṅga; behind, the luminous skyline of Kāśī with ghāṭs and temple spires suggests the ‘how much more in Kāśī’ escalation of grace.
Worship of Śiva’s Liṅga is fruitful everywhere, but Kāśī magnifies the merit and hastens the granting of boons.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), celebrated as a uniquely potent field for Śiva-worship.
Samarcana—proper worship/adoration of the Śiva-liṅga, with the implication that doing so in Kāśī yields superior results.