Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
ततो विश्वपतिः श्रीमान्विश्वेशो विश्वभावनः । बुधेश्वरान्महालिंगादाविरासीन्महोदयः
tato viśvapatiḥ śrīmānviśveśo viśvabhāvanaḥ | budheśvarānmahāliṃgādāvirāsīnmahodayaḥ
បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃសកលលោកដ៏រុងរឿង—វិශ්វេឝៈ អ្នកអភិរក្សសព្វសត្វ—បានបង្ហាញព្រះអង្គដោយពន្លឺដ៏មហិមា ពីមហាលិង្គនៃព្រះបុធេឝ្វរ។
Skanda (to Agastya, deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Budheśvara Mahāliṅga (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: From a grand liṅga shrine, a column of radiant light blossoms into the form/presence of Viśveśa; devotees and the young ascetic witness the splendor.
FAQs
In Kāśī, sincere devotion culminates in direct divine presence; the liṅga is a living doorway to Śiva’s grace.
Budheśvara-mahāliṅga in Kāśī, under the protection and identity of Viśveśa.
Implicitly, liṅga-upāsanā (Śiva worship through the liṅga) that leads to darśana.
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