Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11
लिंगं वाजसनेयाख्यं तत्रास्त्यतिमनोहृरम् । तस्य संदर्शनात्पुंसां वाजपेयफलं भवेत्
liṃgaṃ vājasaneyākhyaṃ tatrāstyatimanohṛram | tasya saṃdarśanātpuṃsāṃ vājapeyaphalaṃ bhavet
ત્યાં ‘વાજસનેય’ નામનું અતિમનોહર લિંગ છે. તેના માત્ર દર્શનથી જ મનુષ્યોને વાજપેય યજ્ઞનું ફળ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Vājasaneya-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: A small but radiant Śiva-liṅga labeled “Vājasaneya” in a Kāśī shrine; pilgrims approach with folded hands as a subtle aura suggests the unseen grandeur of a Vājapeya sacrifice transmuted into darśana.
FAQs
Kāśī compresses the merit of great Vedic rites into simple pilgrimage acts—darśana itself can equal major sacrificial rewards.
The Vājasaneya-named liṅga site in Kāśī, famed for granting Vājapeya-yajña fruit through darśana.
Saṃdarśana (darśana) of the Vājasaneya liṅga; the merit is equated to Vājapeya.