कर्पूरवर्तिदीपेन सकृद्दत्तेन भक्तितः । कर्पूरदेहगौरश्रीर्भवेद्भालविलोचनः
karpūravartidīpena sakṛddattena bhaktitaḥ | karpūradehagauraśrīrbhavedbhālavilocanaḥ
जो भक्तिभावाने काशीच्या विश्वेश्वरास कर्पूरवर्तीचा दीप एकदाही अर्पण करतो, त्याला कर्पूरासारखी गौर-तेजस्वी देहश्री प्राप्त होते आणि भाळावर दिव्य नेत्रासारखी शुभ दीप्ती लाभते।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī, Viśveśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee offers a single lamp with a camphor wick before Viśveśvara’s liṅga; the flame is bright white, casting a cool radiance on the sanctum while priests ring bells and wave ārati.
Even a single, sincere act of devotional offering in Kāśī—such as dīpa-dāna—purifies and illumines the devotee, yielding auspicious radiance and elevated spiritual standing.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), centered on the worship of Viśveśvara (Śiva).
Offering a lamp with a camphor wick (karpūra-varti-dīpa) with devotion, even once, to the Lord at Kāśī.