लिंगे संपूजिते सर्वमर्चितं स्याज्जगद्यथा । गंगास्नानेन लभते सर्वतीर्थफलं तथा
liṃge saṃpūjite sarvamarcitaṃ syājjagadyathā | gaṃgāsnānena labhate sarvatīrthaphalaṃ tathā
جس طرح لِنگ کی کامل پوجا ہو تو گویا سارا جگت پوجا گیا؛ اسی طرح گنگا میں اسنان کرنے سے تمام تیرتھوں کا پھل حاصل ہوتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: Split yet unified scene: on one side a devotee bathes in Gaṅgā with rising sun; on the other, the same devotee offers bilva and water to a radiant liṅga; behind them, faint silhouettes of many famous tīrthas appear as if contained within Gaṅgā and the liṅga.
Śiva-liṅga worship and Gaṅgā bathing are portrayed as supreme, encompassing acts that confer vast spiritual merit.
The Gaṅgā in Kāśī, and the Śiva-liṅga worship tradition central to Kāśī’s sanctity.
Gaṅgā-snānā (bathing in the Gaṅgā) and proper worship of the Śiva-liṅga.