कर्पूरवर्तिदीपेन सकृद्दत्तेन भक्तितः । कर्पूरदेहगौरश्रीर्भवेद्भालविलोचनः
karpūravartidīpena sakṛddattena bhaktitaḥ | karpūradehagauraśrīrbhavedbhālavilocanaḥ
जो भक्तिभाव से काशी के विश्वेश्वर को कर्पूर-वर्ती वाला दीपक एक बार भी अर्पित करता है, उसे कर्पूर-सा गौर तेजस्वी शरीर-वैभव मिलता है और वह भाल पर दिव्य नेत्र-सा शुभ प्रकाश पाता है।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī, Viśveśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee offers a single lamp with a camphor wick before Viśveśvara’s liṅga; the flame is bright white, casting a cool radiance on the sanctum while priests ring bells and wave ārati.
Even a single, sincere act of devotional offering in Kāśī—such as dīpa-dāna—purifies and illumines the devotee, yielding auspicious radiance and elevated spiritual standing.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), centered on the worship of Viśveśvara (Śiva).
Offering a lamp with a camphor wick (karpūra-varti-dīpa) with devotion, even once, to the Lord at Kāśī.