पंचतीर्थावलोकाच्च ततो विश्वेश्वरेक्षणात् । श्रद्धास्पर्शनपूजाभ्यां धूपदीपादिदानतः
paṃcatīrthāvalokācca tato viśveśvarekṣaṇāt | śraddhāsparśanapūjābhyāṃ dhūpadīpādidānataḥ
પંચતીર્થોના દર્શનથી અને પછી વિશ્વેશ્વરના દર્શનથી; શ્રદ્ધાપૂર્વક સ્પર્શ અને પૂજાથી તથા ધૂપ-દીપ આદિ દાનથી—(કાશીમાં) પુણ્ય સતત ઊંચે ચડે છે।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Pañcatīrtha of Kāśī + Viśveśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience seeking the ‘how’ of merit increase (contextual)
Scene: A pilgrim group moving through five sacred spots (pañcatīrtha) marked by small shrines/ghats, then arriving at Viśveśvara; they touch the threshold reverently, perform pūjā, and offer incense and rows of lamps, the light rising like a staircase of merit.
Kāśī rewards sacred sightseeing, Śiva-darśana, heartfelt worship, and simple offerings with escalating merit.
Pañcatīrtha in Kāśī and Viśveśvara (Lord of the Universe) as the culminating darśana.
Avalokana (visiting/seeing) of Pañcatīrtha, Viśveśvara-īkṣaṇa, sparśa and pūjā with dhūpa, dīpa, and related dāna.