पूर्वं पाशुपतो योगस्ततस्तीर्थं सितासितम् । ततोप्येकमनायासमविमुक्तं विमुक्तिदम्
pūrvaṃ pāśupato yogastatastīrthaṃ sitāsitam | tatopyekamanāyāsamavimuktaṃ vimuktidam
D’abord vient le yoga Pāśupata; ensuite le tīrtha sacré nommé Sitāsita; mais au-delà même de ceux-ci se tient l’unique voie sans peine : Avimukta, dispensateur de délivrance.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśī-khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta; Sitāsita-tīrtha (as a named tīrtha within the Kāśī sacred complex)
Type: kshetra
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Scene: A didactic tableau: Śiva as Viśveśvara radiating calm light over the Avimukta-maṇḍala; in the foreground, symbolic offerings representing Pāśupata yoga and the Sitāsita tīrtha are shown as steps leading to the central, effortless liberation of Kāśī.
Among disciplines and tīrthas, Avimukta (Kāśī) is praised as the most direct and effortless giver of liberation.
Avimukta (the liberating sacred zone of Kāśī) and also Sitāsita tīrtha.
It points to Pāśupata yoga and tīrtha-sevā, while exalting Avimukta as the supreme liberating means.