गवां कोटि प्रदानेन सम्यग्दत्तेन यत्फलम । तत्फलं सम्यगाप्येत विश्वेश्वर विलोकनात्
gavāṃ koṭi pradānena samyagdattena yatphalama | tatphalaṃ samyagāpyeta viśveśvara vilokanāt
Die Frucht, die man durch die rechte Gabe eines Krore Kühe erlangt, wird in Fülle schon dadurch erreicht, dass man Viśveśvara nur erblickt.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: A pilgrim’s first sight of Viśveśvara: the sanctum doors open, the liṅga gleams with offerings; in the background, a symbolic procession of countless cows fades, indicating equivalence of go-dāna fruit to mere darśana.
Darśana of Viśveśvara in Kāśī is exalted as equal to immense charity, underscoring the site’s concentrated sanctity.
Viśveśvara (Kāśī Viśvanātha) in Kāśī.
Viśveśvara-vilokana (darśana) and the benchmark of go-dāna (cow-gifting).