पाशपाणिगणाध्यक्ष समीपे यः प्रपश्यति । चंडीश्वरं महालिंगं स याति परमां गतिम्
pāśapāṇigaṇādhyakṣa samīpe yaḥ prapaśyati | caṃḍīśvaraṃ mahāliṃgaṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
Quien contemple el gran Liṅga llamado Caṇḍīśvara, situado junto al jefe de los gaṇas que porta el pāśa (lazo), alcanza la suprema meta.
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Tirtha: Caṇḍīśvara Mahāliṅga (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī beholds the towering Caṇḍīśvara liṅga; nearby stands a gaṇa-chief holding a noose (pāśa), marking the shrine’s threshold; lamps, bilva leaves, and Ganga-breeze implied.
Darśana of a sacred Kāśī-liṅga, performed with faith, is praised as a direct cause of the supreme spiritual goal.
The Caṇḍīśvara Mahāliṅga in Kāśī, described by its proximity to a gaṇa-chief bearing a noose.
No formal rite is specified—this verse emphasizes the merit of simply beholding (darśana) the Liṅga.