अश्वत्थामेश्वरं लिंगं तदग्रे चातिपुण्यदम् । यदर्चनवशाद्द्रौणिर्न बिभेत्यपि कालतः
aśvatthāmeśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ tadagre cātipuṇyadam | yadarcanavaśāddrauṇirna bibhetyapi kālataḥ
À sua frente está o Liṅga chamado Aśvatthāmeśvara, que concede méritos em abundância. Pelo poder de sua adoração, Aśvatthāman, filho de Droṇa, não teme nem mesmo o Tempo (a Morte).
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Aśvatthāmeśvara-liṅga (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Listener: Agastya (Ghaṭodbhava)
Scene: A liṅga shrine directly ahead of Droṇeśa; Aśvatthāman stands with intense gaze, then softens into devotion; Kāla personified recedes into shadow as Śiva’s protective aura expands.
Devotional worship of Śiva in Kāśī grants fearlessness before Kāla by strengthening spiritual protection.
Aśvatthāmeśvara Liṅga, situated in front of the previously mentioned Droṇeśa in Kāśī.
Arcana (formal worship/offerings) to the Liṅga is presented as the efficacious practice.