तत्र शांतनवं लिंगं गंगातीरे प्रतिष्ठितम् । तद्दृष्ट्वा शांतिमाप्नोति नरः संसारतापितः
tatra śāṃtanavaṃ liṃgaṃ gaṃgātīre pratiṣṭhitam | taddṛṣṭvā śāṃtimāpnoti naraḥ saṃsāratāpitaḥ
ସେଠାରେ ଗଙ୍ଗାତୀରେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ‘ଶାନ୍ତନବ’ ଲିଙ୍ଗ ଅଛି। ତାହାକୁ ଦର୍ଶନ କଲେ ସଂସାରତାପେ ଦଗ୍ଧ ନର ଶାନ୍ତି ପାଏ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Śāṃtanava Liṅga
Type: ghat
Scene: On a Gaṅgā ghat, a modest shrine houses the Śāṃtanava Liṅga; a weary pilgrim approaches, hands folded; the river glows softly, and the pilgrim’s posture relaxes into peace after darśana.
Śiva-darśana in Kāśī is portrayed not only as liberation-oriented, but as immediate inner pacification.
Śāṃtanava-liṅga on the Gaṅgā bank in Kāśī.
Darśana (pilgrimage viewing) of the Śāṃtanava-liṅga for śānti.