Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19
तस्या वाप्याश्चतुर्दिक्षु पूजितानि दहंत्यघम् । तदुत्तरे महालिंगं वृषभेश्वरसंज्ञितम्
tasyā vāpyāścaturdikṣu pūjitāni dahaṃtyagham | taduttare mahāliṃgaṃ vṛṣabheśvarasaṃjñitam
ಆ ವಾಪಿಕೆಯ ನಾಲ್ಕು ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂಜಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವ ಲಿಂಗಗಳು ಪಾಪವನ್ನು ದಹಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಅದರ ಉತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ವೃಷಭೇಶ್ವರ’ ಎಂಬ ಮಹಾಲಿಂಗವಿದೆ.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically to Agastya)
Tirtha: Catuḥsāgara (directional liṅgas) and Vṛṣabheśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim performs pūjā at four small liṅga shrines placed at the pond’s four sides; a subtle flame motif symbolizes sin being burned away. In the background, a larger northern shrine rises—Vṛṣabheśvara—marked by Nandin imagery.
FAQs
Directional worship around a tīrtha is framed as a purifier, while nearby Śiva-liṅgas form a sacral network that ‘burns’ sin.
The Catuḥsāgara pond area and the Vṛṣabheśvara Mahāliṅga located to its north.
Pūjā of the shrines/liṅgas situated in the four directions around the pond, with the stated effect of sin-destruction.