अस्माल्लिंगार्चनान्नित्यं जीवभूतोसि मे यतः । अतो जीव इति ख्यातिं त्रिषु लोकेषु यास्यसि
asmālliṃgārcanānnityaṃ jīvabhūtosi me yataḥ | ato jīva iti khyātiṃ triṣu lokeṣu yāsyasi
「汝は常にリンガを礼拝したゆえ、まるで我が命そのものとなった。ゆえに三界において『ジーヴァ(Jīva)』の名で名声を得るであろう。」
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara-liṅga (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Śiva declares that constant liṅga worship has made the devotee ‘his very life,’ conferring the epithet ‘Jīva’ and fame across the three worlds.
Steady Liṅga-worship binds the devotee to Śiva so intimately that divine identity and enduring renown arise from devotion.
Kāśī’s Śaiva culture is implied—Liṅgārcana in Kāśī is portrayed as especially potent and identity-transforming.
Nitya-liṅgārcana (daily worship of the Śiva-liṅga) is praised as the sustaining devotional practice.