तत्प्रतीच्यां महालिंगं द्रोणेश इति कीर्तितम् । यल्लिंगपूजनाद्द्रोणो ज्योतीरूपं पुनर्दधौ
tatpratīcyāṃ mahāliṃgaṃ droṇeśa iti kīrtitam | yalliṃgapūjanāddroṇo jyotīrūpaṃ punardadhau
அதன் மேற்குத் திசையில் ‘த்ரோணேச’ எனப் புகழப்படும் மகாலிங்கம் உள்ளது. அந்த லிங்கத்தைப் பூஜித்ததால் த்ரோணன் மீண்டும் ஜ்யோதிர்மயமான ஒளிரும் வடிவை அடைந்தான்.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Droṇeśa-liṅga (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Listener: Agastya (Ghaṭodbhava)
Scene: A great liṅga shrine on the western side of a Kāśī sacred cluster; Droṇa, humbled, offers worship and is shown regaining a radiant, light-like form as Śiva’s presence suffuses the sanctum.
Śiva-liṅga worship in Kāśī restores spiritual radiance and removes the loss of inner splendour.
The Droṇeśa Mahāliṅga, located to the west of the referenced sacred point in Kāśī.
Liṅga-pūjā (worship of the Śiva Liṅga) is explicitly praised as the means to gain the stated merit.