Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्विश्वेशो विश्वभावनः । आविर्भूय ततो लिंगान्महसां राशिरब्रवीत्
tataḥ prasanno bhagavānviśveśo viśvabhāvanaḥ | āvirbhūya tato liṃgānmahasāṃ rāśirabravīt
அப்போது உலகைத் தாங்கும் விஸ்வேஸ்வர பகவான் அருள்புரிந்தார். அந்த லிங்கத்திலிருந்து பேரொளிக் குவியல்போல் வெளிப்பட்டு, ஆண்டவன் உரைத்தான்।
Śiva (Viśveśvara)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: Within the sanctum, the Viśveśvara-liṅga suddenly blazes; a column of light condenses into a radiant Śiva-form, speaking with calm authority as the devotee stands in awe.
FAQs
Sincere devotion and praise invite divine grace; in Kāśī, Viśveśvara readily reveals Himself to the devotee.
Kāśī, centered on Viśveśvara (Viśvanātha) and His sacred Liṅga.
No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on darśana of the Liṅga and the fruit of stuti (hymnic praise).