Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
चंद्रेश्वरात्पूर्वभागे दृष्ट्वा लिंगं बुधेश्वरम् । न बुद्ध्या हीयते जंतुरंतकालेपि जातुचित्
caṃdreśvarātpūrvabhāge dṛṣṭvā liṃgaṃ budheśvaram | na buddhyā hīyate jaṃturaṃtakālepi jātucit
चंद्रेश्वराच्या पूर्व भागी बुधेश्वर नामक लिंगाचे दर्शन घेतल्यास प्राणी कधीही बुद्धीने हीन होत नाही—अंतकाळीही नाही।
Narrator (Skanda to Agastya, contextually)
Tirtha: Budheśvara (east of Candreśvara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience within Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame
Scene: A pilgrim walks from Candreśvara toward the east, guided by temple spires and ghāṭa lanes, arriving at Budheśvara; a symbolic scene shows the same pilgrim at death with a steady, luminous gaze—intelligence unbroken.
FAQs
Darśana of the Kāśī-liṅgas is transformative—here it safeguards clarity of mind up to one’s last moment.
Budheśvara-liṅga, situated east of Candreśvara in Kāśī.
Darśana (beholding) of Budheśvara is presented as the key spiritual act with a stated fruit.