काश्यां लिंगान्यनेकानि मुने संति पदेपदे । कृत्तिवासेश्वरं लिंगं सर्वलिंगशिरः स्मृतम्
kāśyāṃ liṃgānyanekāni mune saṃti padepade | kṛttivāseśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ sarvaliṃgaśiraḥ smṛtam
À Kāśī, ô sage, il y a des liṅgas à chaque pas; pourtant le liṅga de Kṛttivāseśvara est tenu pour la « tête » parmi tous les liṅgas.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśī-khaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kṛttivāseśvara (within Kāśī)
Type: temple
Listener: A sage addressed as ‘mune’
Scene: A map-like sacred city scene: Kāśī lanes dotted with small liṅga shrines; at the center, a larger sanctum for Kṛttivāseśvara depicted as the ‘head’—perhaps elevated or crowned, with devotees converging.
Among countless sacred forms in Kāśī, certain shrines are singled out as especially potent for worship and liberation.
Kṛttivāseśvara Liṅga in Kāśī (near the Haṃsatīrtha context).
Implied priority of worship/darśana of Kṛttivāseśvara among Kāśī’s many liṅgas.