Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72
दृष्ट्वा क्षेमेश्वरं लिंगमुद्क्चित्रांगदेश्वरात् । सर्वत्र क्षेममाप्नोति लोकेऽत्र च परत्र च
dṛṣṭvā kṣemeśvaraṃ liṃgamudkcitrāṃgadeśvarāt | sarvatra kṣemamāpnoti loke'tra ca paratra ca
சித்ராங்கதேச்வரத்தின் வடக்கில் உள்ள க்ஷேமேஸ்வர லிங்கத்தை தரிசித்தால், இவ்வுலகிலும் மறுவுலகிலும் எங்கும் நலன் பெறுவான்।
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kṣemeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/sages in the Kāśī-māhātmya frame
Scene: A calm shrine scene: the Kṣemeśvara liṅga stands serene; the pilgrim’s household and ancestors are symbolically shown protected under a canopy of light, indicating welfare in both worlds; a signpost indicates ‘north of Citrāṅgadeśvara’.
FAQs
Kāśī darśana is framed as a source of comprehensive kṣema—worldly stability and otherworldly auspiciousness.
Kṣemeśvara Liṅga, described by its position north of Citrāṅgadeśvara within Kāśī.
Darśana (seeing) of the Kṣemeśvara Liṅga; the fruit is stated as universal welfare.