Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
यच्च क्रतु क्रियोत्सर्गस्त्वया मह्यं निवेदितः । स्थापितं यत्त्विदं लिंगं मम चंद्रेश्वराभिधम्
yacca kratu kriyotsargastvayā mahyaṃ niveditaḥ | sthāpitaṃ yattvidaṃ liṃgaṃ mama caṃdreśvarābhidham
ನೀನು ನನಗೆ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿದ ಯಜ್ಞವೂ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಫಲತ್ಯಾಗವೂ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ನನ್ನ ನಾಮ ‘ಚಂದ್ರೇಶ್ವರ’ವೆಂದು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾದ ಈ ಲಿಂಗವನ್ನು ನೀನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದುದೂ—ಇವೆಲ್ಲ ನನಗೆ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರಿಯ।
Śiva (Maheśāna)
Tirtha: Candreśvara
Type: temple
Scene: Śiva acknowledges two acts: (1) offering sacrificial rites and relinquishing their fruits to him, and (2) establishing a liṅga named Candreśvara; the liṅga is central, with devotee presenting offerings.
FAQs
Dedication of rites and their fruits to Śiva, along with establishing a liṅga, becomes a powerful act of devotion in Kāśī.
The Candreśvara-liṅga shrine in Kāśī, introduced as a named manifestation of Śiva.
Kriyotsarga—offering/renouncing the fruits of sacrificial and ritual acts to Śiva—and liṅga-sthāpanā (installation of a liṅga).