Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
कंबलाश्वतरेशं च तत्तीर्थात्पश्चिमे शुभम् । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे कृतस्नानस्तल्लिंगं यः समर्चयेत्
kaṃbalāśvatareśaṃ ca tattīrthātpaścime śubham | tasmiṃstīrthe kṛtasnānastalliṃgaṃ yaḥ samarcayet
அந்த தீர்த்தத்தின் மேற்கே புனிதமான ‘கம்பலாஶ்வதரேச’ லிங்கம் உள்ளது. யார் அந்த தீர்த்தத்தில் நீராடி அந்த லிங்கத்தை முறையாக வழிபடுகிறாரோ—
Skanda
Tirtha: Kambalāśvatareśa (associated tīrtha unnamed here)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim approaches a westward Śiva shrine after bathing; the liṅga is garlanded, with bilva leaves and a small oil lamp; the nearby tīrtha glints behind, framed by Kāśī’s lanes and ghāṭ steps.
FAQs
Sacred geography and devotion unite: bathing at a tīrtha becomes complete through liṅga-worship.
Kambalāśvatareśa (Śiva) and the associated Kambalāśvatara tīrtha area in Kāśī.
Perform snāna at the tīrtha and worship the liṅga of Kambalāśvatareśa.