वृद्धादित्यं नमस्कृत्य वाराणस्या रवौ नरः । लभेदभीप्सितां सिद्धिं न क्वचिद्दुर्गतिं लभेत्
vṛddhādityaṃ namaskṛtya vārāṇasyā ravau naraḥ | labhedabhīpsitāṃ siddhiṃ na kvaciddurgatiṃ labhet
वाराणस्यां स्थितं रविं वृद्धादित्यं नमस्कृत्य नरः। अभीप्सितां सिद्धिं लभते, न क्वचिदपि दुर्गतिं प्राप्नोति॥
Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha: Vṛddhāditya (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī bows before the Vṛddhāditya shrine at dawn; the rising sun gilds temple spires and ghāṭa steps, with Ganga’s shimmer in the background.
Even simple acts of reverence at a sanctified Kāśī-deity are portrayed as powerful and protective.
Vārāṇasī’s Vṛddhāditya (Ravi) sacred spot/tradition.
Namaskāra (salutation/bowing) to Vṛddhāditya.