गभस्तीश्वर इत्याख्यां ततो लिंगमवाप्स्यति । अर्चयित्वा गभस्तीशं स्नात्वा पंचनदे नरः
gabhastīśvara ityākhyāṃ tato liṃgamavāpsyati | arcayitvā gabhastīśaṃ snātvā paṃcanade naraḥ
اس کے بعد وہ لِنگ ‘گبھستی ایشور’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوگا۔ گبھستی ایشور کی پوجا کرکے اور پنچ نَد میں اشنان کرکے بھکت انسان مقررہ پُنّیہ حاصل کرتا ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Pañcanada (associated with Gabhastīśvara)
Type: ghat
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical frame)
Scene: A devotee offers flowers, bilva leaves, and water to a radiant Śiva-liṅga labeled Gabhastīśvara; nearby, pilgrims descend steps to the Pañcanada bathing place, with dawn light glinting on the river.
Śiva-worship joined with tīrtha-snānā in Kāśī sanctifies the devotee and establishes the lasting renown (māhātmya) of the sacred liṅga.
Pañcanada, a revered bathing-place in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), connected here with the Gabhastīśvara liṅga.
Worship (arcana) of Gabhastīśvara and bathing (snāna) at the Pañcanada tīrtha.