Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
काश्यामेतानि लिंगानि सेवितानि शुभैषिभिः । मनोभिवांछितं दद्युरिह लोके परत्र च
kāśyāmetāni liṃgāni sevitāni śubhaiṣibhiḥ | manobhivāṃchitaṃ dadyuriha loke paratra ca
À Kāśī, ces liṅgas—servis et vénérés par les chercheurs d’auspice—accordent les désirs du cœur, en ce monde et dans l’au-delà.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-liṅga-samūha (these liṅgas in Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī sacred map: multiple liṅga shrines with devotees performing sevā—offering bilva leaves, water pots, lamps; above, a subtle cosmic overlay suggesting iha and para worlds receiving blessings; the city’s ghāṭas and spires form a sacred mandala.
FAQs
Service to Kāśī’s liṅgas is framed as dharmic pursuit that fulfills both worldly welfare and posthumous good.
Kāśī as a whole, through the collective greatness of its liṅgas.
Sevā (devotional service/worship) of the liṅgas by śubhaiṣins (seekers of auspiciousness).