अथो दुर्वाससे लिंगादाविरासीत्कृपानिधिः । महातेजोमयः शंभुर्मुनिशापात्पुरीमवन्
atho durvāsase liṃgādāvirāsītkṛpānidhiḥ | mahātejomayaḥ śaṃbhurmuniśāpātpurīmavan
پھر دُروَاسا کے لیے لِنگ سے کرُونا کا سمندر ظاہر ہوا۔ بےپایاں نور سے بھرپور شَمبھو نے مُنی کے شاپ سے پُری کی حفاظت کی۔
Skanda (narration; with Śiva acting)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara-liṅga / Kāśī-liṅga precinct (generic in verse)
Type: temple
Listener: Primary interlocutors of Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame
Scene: From the liṅga, Śambhu—an ocean of compassion, blazing with immense tejas—emerges before Durvāsas, shielding Kāśī from the impending curse.
Kāśī is safeguarded by Śiva’s compassion; divine presence arises to preserve liberation-granting sanctity.
Kāśī, protected by Śiva’s liṅga-manifestation and thus upheld as a supreme tirtha.
Implicit liṅga-central devotion is suggested, but no explicit vrata, dāna, or snāna is stated.