कपिलश्चैव सावर्णिः श्रीकंठः पिगलोंशुमान् । एते पाशुपताः सिद्धास्तल्लिंगाराधनेन हि
kapilaścaiva sāvarṇiḥ śrīkaṃṭhaḥ pigaloṃśumān | ete pāśupatāḥ siddhāstalliṃgārādhanena hi
Kapila, Sāvarṇi, Śrīkaṇṭha et Pigaloṃśumān—ces dévots pāśupata—devinrent assurément des êtres accomplis par l’adoration de ce liṅga.
Skanda
Tirtha: Oṃkāra-liṅga (Varaṇā-taṭa, Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Damana
Scene: Four ascetics—Kapila, Sāvarṇi, Śrīkaṇṭha, Pigaloṃśumān—stand or sit around the liṅga, offering bilva and water; their bodies show yogic radiance, signifying siddhi.
The text validates liṅga-worship in Kāśī as a proven means to spiritual perfection, exemplified by renowned Pāśupata devotees.
The same Oṃkāra-liṅga of Kāśī, praised as the source of siddhi for Pāśupatas.
Ārādhana (devotional worship) of the liṅga; details are expanded in the subsequent verse(s).