Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 87
तदा क्रतुफलाधीशं विश्वेशं त्वं समाह्वय । विना तेन क्रतुरसौ कृतोप्यकृत एव हि
tadā kratuphalādhīśaṃ viśveśaṃ tvaṃ samāhvaya | vinā tena kraturasau kṛtopyakṛta eva hi
Alors invoque Viśveśa, le Seigneur qui préside aux fruits du sacrifice. Sans Lui, ce sacrifice—fût-il accompli—demeure en vérité comme non accompli.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Viśvanātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience (not explicit)
Scene: A priestly advisor points toward a radiant Viśveśvara-liṅga; the yajña fire blazes but appears incomplete until Śiva is invoked; upon invocation, a halo of completion surrounds the altar, signifying ‘performed’ becoming truly performed.
FAQs
All ritual efficacy depends on the Lord; invoking Viśveśvara is essential for obtaining true spiritual fruit.
Kāśī’s Viśveśvara (Kāśī Viśvanātha) is directly praised as the giver of sacrificial results.
Invoke (samāhvaya) Viśveśvara in the sacrifice; otherwise the yajña is considered spiritually incomplete.