क्षेत्रस्योपनिषच्चैषा मुक्तिबीजमिदं परम् । कर्मकाननदावाग्निरेषा लिंगावलिः प्रिये
kṣetrasyopaniṣaccaiṣā muktibījamidaṃ param | karmakānanadāvāgnireṣā liṃgāvaliḥ priye
Bien-aimée, voici le secret du saint kṣetra, tel une Upaniṣad, la semence suprême de la délivrance ; cette guirlande de Liṅga est un feu de forêt qui réduit en cendres le bois du karma.
Śiva (deduced from 'priye' and doctrinal metaphor)
Tirtha: Liṅgāvalī of Kāśī (Caturdaśa Mahāliṅga series)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A visionary tableau: a garland-like chain of liṅgas blazing with cool-white and golden fire; behind them a dense forest labeled ‘karma’ is consumed, revealing a clear sky of liberation; Śiva and Devī witness the transformation.
The Kāśī Liṅga-circuit is taught as an inner liberating secret that destroys karmic accumulation.
Kāśī-kṣetra through its liṅgāvali—its interconnected Śiva-liṅga shrines.
Engagement with the liṅgāvali (pilgrimage/darśana/pūjā) is implied as the means that ‘burns’ karma.