अस्मिन्स्थाने स्वभक्तानां सांबः सर्षिगणो विभुः । स्वयं चोपदिशेद्ब्रह्म श्रुतौ श्रुतिभिरीडितम्
asminsthāne svabhaktānāṃ sāṃbaḥ sarṣigaṇo vibhuḥ | svayaṃ copadiśedbrahma śrutau śrutibhirīḍitam
ಈ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಸರ್ವಶಕ್ತನಾದ ಸಾಂಬ ಶಿವನು ಋಷಿಗಣಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ತನ್ನ ಭಕ್ತರಿಗೆ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮತತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ಉಪದೇಶಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ—ಶ್ರುತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾದುದೂ ಶ್ರುತಿಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ತುತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟುದೂ ಅದೇ।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Rudrasthalī (teaching-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva with Umā seated as teacher, surrounded by sages; devotees sit below; a subtle radiance signifies Brahman; palm-leaf manuscripts and śruti-symbols (Vedic fire, recitation posture) frame the scene.
Kāśī is not only a pilgrimage landscape but also a locus of direct divine instruction toward Brahman-realization.
The specific ‘place’ within the Rudrasthalī/Kṛttivāsa context of Kāśī where Śiva teaches devotees.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights śravaṇa/upadeśa (receiving instruction) as a spiritual benefit of the site.