पंचतीर्थावलोकाच्च ततो विश्वेश्वरेक्षणात् । श्रद्धास्पर्शनपूजाभ्यां धूपदीपादिदानतः
paṃcatīrthāvalokācca tato viśveśvarekṣaṇāt | śraddhāsparśanapūjābhyāṃ dhūpadīpādidānataḥ
पञ्चतीर्थों के दर्शन से और फिर विश्वेश्वर के दर्शन से; श्रद्धापूर्वक स्पर्श व पूजन से तथा धूप-दीप आदि के दान से—(काशी में) पुण्य उत्तरोत्तर बढ़ता है।
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.