स्मृत्वा लिंगप्रतिष्ठायाः काश्यां लोकोत्तरं फलम् । गंगया स्थापितं लिंगं विश्वेशात्पूर्वतः शुभम्
smṛtvā liṃgapratiṣṭhāyāḥ kāśyāṃ lokottaraṃ phalam | gaṃgayā sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ viśveśātpūrvataḥ śubham
Dengan mengingati buah pahala luhur melampaui dunia daripada menegakkan liṅga Śiva di Kāśī, Dewi Gaṅgā telah mendirikan sebuah liṅga yang suci dan bertuah di sebelah timur Viśveśa.
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgeśvara (east of Viśveśa)
Type: temple
Listener: Muni (unnamed)
Scene: Gaṅgā as a goddess performing liṅga-pratiṣṭhā: placing a shining black stone liṅga on a pedestal, with priests/sages assisting; in the background rises Viśveśvara temple; composition clearly indicates ‘east’ with sunrise light from that side.
In Kāśī, consecration of a Śiva-liṅga yields extraordinary, transcendent merit—because the kṣetra is Śiva’s own.
The Viśveśa/Viśveśvara sacred zone in Kāśī, with the liṅga placed to its east.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation/consecration) is highlighted as a high-merit act in Kāśī.