Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्विश्वेशो विश्वभावनः । आविर्भूय ततो लिंगान्महसां राशिरब्रवीत्
tataḥ prasanno bhagavānviśveśo viśvabhāvanaḥ | āvirbhūya tato liṃgānmahasāṃ rāśirabravīt
तेव्हा विश्वाचा स्वामी, विश्वभावन भगवान् विश्वेश्वर प्रसन्न झाला। त्या लिंगातून तेजाच्या राशीसारखा प्रकट होऊन प्रभू बोलला।
Śiva (Viśveśvara)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: Within the sanctum, the Viśveśvara-liṅga suddenly blazes; a column of light condenses into a radiant Śiva-form, speaking with calm authority as the devotee stands in awe.
FAQs
Sincere devotion and praise invite divine grace; in Kāśī, Viśveśvara readily reveals Himself to the devotee.
Kāśī, centered on Viśveśvara (Viśvanātha) and His sacred Liṅga.
No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on darśana of the Liṅga and the fruit of stuti (hymnic praise).