वाराणस्यामसावास्ते संवर्तो गुप्तलिंगभृत् । मलदिग्धो विवसनो भिक्षाशी कुतपादनु
vārāṇasyāmasāvāste saṃvarto guptaliṃgabhṛt | maladigdho vivasano bhikṣāśī kutapādanu
वाराणसी में संवर्त मुनि गुप्त रूप से लिंग धारण करके रहते हैं। वे मल से लिप्त, निर्वस्त्र, भिक्षा पर जीवित, कुतप को आवरण बनाकर विचरते हैं।
Narrator (guiding sage)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grime-smeared, unclothed avadhūta-like sage in the lanes of Kāśī, moving quietly with a concealed liṅga, receiving alms; the city’s ghats and narrow streets suggest sacred anonymity.
True spiritual attainment may appear outwardly unconventional; holiness is not measured by external appearance but by realization.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) is explicitly named as the abode of Saṃvarta, reinforcing Kāśī’s status as a liberation-centered sacred landscape.
No formal rite is prescribed; the verse points to seeking Saṃvarta in Kāśī and recognizing the sanctity of liṅga-bearing ascetics.