एतल्लिंगं समभ्यर्च्य यो याति पथि मानवः । चौरव्याघ्रादिसंभूत भयं तस्य कुतो भवेत्
etalliṃgaṃ samabhyarcya yo yāti pathi mānavaḥ | cauravyāghrādisaṃbhūta bhayaṃ tasya kuto bhavet
இந்த லிங்கத்தை முறையாக அர்ச்சித்து வழியில் பயணிக்கும் மனிதனுக்கு, திருடர், புலி முதலியவற்றால் உண்டாகும் பயம் எவ்வாறு ஏற்படும்?
Śiva (continuing assurance)
Tirtha: (Unnamed) protective liṅga of Kāśī in the narrative
Type: ghat
Listener: dvija-puṅgavas
Scene: A traveler worships a roadside/shrine liṅga; lurking threats—thieves and tigers—recede, unable to approach due to Śiva’s protective aura.
Devotion expressed through Liṅga-pūjā is said to transform worldly vulnerability into divinely guarded fearlessness.
The Vyāghreśvara Liṅga in Kāśī, presented as a protector for travelers.
Samabhyarcana—proper worship/archana of the Liṅga before undertaking travel.