आषाढिनार्चितं लिंगमाषाढीश्वरसंज्ञकम् । दृष्ट्वाषाढयां नरो भक्त्या सर्वैः पापैः प्रमुच्यते
āṣāḍhinārcitaṃ liṃgamāṣāḍhīśvarasaṃjñakam | dṛṣṭvāṣāḍhayāṃ naro bhaktyā sarvaiḥ pāpaiḥ pramucyate
आषाढ महिन्यात आषाढिनाने पूजिलेले ‘आषाढीश्वर’ नामक लिंग भक्तीने पाहिल्यास मनुष्य सर्व पापांतून मुक्त होतो।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Āṣāḍhīśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Monsoon-season Kāśī: clouds and fresh greenery; pilgrims with umbrellas and wet garments approach the Āṣāḍhīśvara shrine, offering bilva and water, emphasizing the sanctity of Āṣāḍha.
Time (the sacred month) and place (Kāśī) together intensify merit; devotion during auspicious periods yields deep purification.
The Āṣāḍhīśvara Liṅga in Kāśī, associated with the devotee Āṣāḍhin.
Darśana of Āṣāḍhīśvara specifically in the month of Āṣāḍha, performed with bhakti.