तद्दक्षिणे महालिंगं मुने भीष्मेश संज्ञितम् । कलिः कालश्च कामश्च बाधंते न तदीक्षणात्
taddakṣiṇe mahāliṃgaṃ mune bhīṣmeśa saṃjñitam | kaliḥ kālaśca kāmaśca bādhaṃte na tadīkṣaṇāt
તેના દક્ષિણમાં, હે મુનિ, ‘ભીષ્મેશ’ નામનું મહાલિંગ છે. તેનું દર્શન માત્ર કરતાં કલિ, કાળ અને કામ પીડા આપતા નથી।
Skanda
Tirtha: Bhīṣmeśa Mahāliṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: muni (sage) addressed in the verse
Scene: A towering ‘mahāliṅga’ shrine labeled Bhīṣmeśa; three shadowy forces—Kali (dark age figure), Kāla (time/death with noose), Kāma (archer of desire)—recede or dissolve as a pilgrim beholds the liṅga; the scene conveys protection and inner victory.
Śiva’s presence in Kāśī is praised as a shield: darśana weakens the forces of discord, mortality-anxiety, and craving.
The Bhīṣmeśa mahāliṅga located south of the previously mentioned liṅga in the Triviṣṭapa region of Kāśī.
Darśana (beholding) of Bhīṣmeśa-liṅga for protection from Kali, Kāla, and Kāma.