महाव्रतं महालिंगं महेंद्रादिह संस्थितम् । स्कंदेश्वर समीपे तु महाव्रतफलप्रदम्
mahāvrataṃ mahāliṃgaṃ maheṃdrādiha saṃsthitam | skaṃdeśvara samīpe tu mahāvrataphalapradam
ಮಹೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾದ ‘ಮಹಾವ್ರತ’ ಎಂಬ ಮಹಾಲಿಂಗ. ಸ್ಕಂದೇಶ್ವರನ ಸಮೀಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದು ಮಹಾವ್ರತದ ಫಲವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ.
Skanda
Tirtha: Mahāvrata (Mahāliṅga)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A powerful liṅga shrine labeled Mahāvrata near a Skandeśvara temple: a devotee with matted hair or simple ascetic attire offers water after a long vow; Skanda’s spear (vel) motif appears on banners; the liṅga radiates steady strength.
Kāśī contains liṅgas that confer the same merit as arduous vows, making dharma accessible through sacred presence.
Mahāvrata Mahāliṅga near Skandeśvara in Kāśī.
Observance/fruit of Mahāvrata is referenced; devotion at this liṅga is said to grant that vrata’s result.