ज्योतिर्मयीभिर्मालाभिः परितः परिवेष्टितम् । वृंदैर्वृंदारकर्षीणां गणानां च निरंतरम्
jyotirmayībhirmālābhiḥ paritaḥ pariveṣṭitam | vṛṃdairvṛṃdārakarṣīṇāṃ gaṇānāṃ ca niraṃtaram
Napapalibutan ito sa lahat ng panig ng mga kuwintas na yari sa liwanag, at walang patid na pinaglilingkuran ng mga pangkat ng mga nilalang na makalangit at ng mga gaṇa ni Śiva.
Skanda
Tirtha: Viśveśvara/Mahāliṅga (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: The Mahāliṅga wrapped in luminous garlands—rings and strands of light orbiting it—while ranks of devas and Śiva’s gaṇas stand in continuous attendance, forming a protective, celebratory circle.
The Liṅga is depicted as a cosmic center of worship, honored by divine assemblies—suggesting its supremacy and the exceptional merit of its darśana.
Kāśī-kṣetra, through the majestic depiction of the Mahāliṅga and its divine retinue.
No direct prescription; it describes perpetual attendance and veneration, implying the merit of worship and darśana.
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