स्मृत्वा लिंगप्रतिष्ठायाः काश्यां लोकोत्तरं फलम् । गंगया स्थापितं लिंगं विश्वेशात्पूर्वतः शुभम्
smṛtvā liṃgapratiṣṭhāyāḥ kāśyāṃ lokottaraṃ phalam | gaṃgayā sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ viśveśātpūrvataḥ śubham
काश्यां लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठायाः लोकोत्तरं फलं स्मृत्वा, गङ्गया विश्वेशात् पूर्वतः शुभं लिङ्गं स्थापितम्।
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.