वाराणस्यामसावास्ते संवर्तो गुप्तलिंगभृत् । मलदिग्धो विवसनो भिक्षाशी कुतपादनु
vārāṇasyāmasāvāste saṃvarto guptaliṃgabhṛt | maladigdho vivasano bhikṣāśī kutapādanu
“Naninirahan si Saṃvarta sa Vārāṇasī, taglay ang liṅga nang lihim. Marumi ang katawan, walang kasuotan, nabubuhay sa limos, at gumagala na basahang punit ang pantakip.”
Narrator (guiding sage)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grime-smeared, unclothed avadhūta-like sage in the lanes of Kāśī, moving quietly with a concealed liṅga, receiving alms; the city’s ghats and narrow streets suggest sacred anonymity.
True spiritual attainment may appear outwardly unconventional; holiness is not measured by external appearance but by realization.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) is explicitly named as the abode of Saṃvarta, reinforcing Kāśī’s status as a liberation-centered sacred landscape.
No formal rite is prescribed; the verse points to seeking Saṃvarta in Kāśī and recognizing the sanctity of liṅga-bearing ascetics.