Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
ततो विश्वपतिः श्रीमान्विश्वेशो विश्वभावनः । बुधेश्वरान्महालिंगादाविरासीन्महोदयः
tato viśvapatiḥ śrīmānviśveśo viśvabhāvanaḥ | budheśvarānmahāliṃgādāvirāsīnmahodayaḥ
Alors le glorieux Seigneur de l’univers—Viśveśa, soutien de tout—se manifesta en grande splendeur depuis le grand liṅga de Budheśvara.
Skanda (to Agastya, deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Budheśvara Mahāliṅga (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: From a grand liṅga shrine, a column of radiant light blossoms into the form/presence of Viśveśa; devotees and the young ascetic witness the splendor.
FAQs
In Kāśī, sincere devotion culminates in direct divine presence; the liṅga is a living doorway to Śiva’s grace.
Budheśvara-mahāliṅga in Kāśī, under the protection and identity of Viśveśa.
Implicitly, liṅga-upāsanā (Śiva worship through the liṅga) that leads to darśana.