कंदुकेश समुत्पत्तिं यः श्रोष्यति मुदान्वितः । पूजयिष्यति यो भक्तस्तस्य दुःखभयं कुतः
kaṃdukeśa samutpattiṃ yaḥ śroṣyati mudānvitaḥ | pūjayiṣyati yo bhaktastasya duḥkhabhayaṃ kutaḥ
Barangsiapa dengan sukacita mendengarkan kisah kemunculan Kandukeśa, dan siapa pun yang sebagai bhakta memujanya—bagaimana mungkin duka atau takut mendatangi dirinya?
Narrative voice (contextually Skanda in Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue)
Tirtha: Kandukeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees seated in a small Kāśī shrine courtyard listening joyfully to the origin story; another devotee offers flowers and water to the liṅga; a palpable aura of fearlessness surrounds them.
Listening to sacred site-glories (māhātmya) and worship performed with devotion are themselves liberating, dispelling fear and grief.
Kandukeśvara (Kandukeśa), the liṅga-site in Kāśī described in this chapter.
Śravaṇa (hearing the origin narrative) and pūjā (worship) of Kandukeśvara by a devotee.