त्रिलोक्या अपि सर्वस्याः श्रेष्ठा वाराणसी पुरी । ततोपि लिंगमोंकारं ततोप्यत्र त्रिलोचनम्
trilokyā api sarvasyāḥ śreṣṭhā vārāṇasī purī | tatopi liṃgamoṃkāraṃ tatopyatra trilocanam
تینوں لوکوں کے سبھی تیرتھوں میں وارانسی کی پوری سب سے برتر ہے۔ اس سے بھی اعلیٰ اومکار لِنگ ہے، اور کاشی میں اس سے بھی بڑھ کر تریلوچن شِو ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) with Oṃkāra-liṅga and Trilocana
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī riverfront with ghāṭas and temples; in the foreground a radiant Oṃkāra-liṅga shrine, and beyond it the awe-inspiring Trilocana-Śiva, three-eyed, bestowing grace; pilgrims with folded hands move in a graded procession toward the highest sanctum.
It teaches a hierarchy of sanctity: Kāśī is supreme, yet within Kāśī certain Śiva-manifestations (Oṃkāra-liṅga, Trilocana) are praised as even more spiritually potent.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī), specifically the Oṃkāra-liṅga and the Trilocana (Śiva) sacred site within Kāśī.
No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it is primarily a statement of sacred precedence and praise (māhātmya).