Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
येन लिंगमिदं दृष्टं श्रद्धया शुद्धचक्षुषा । साक्षात्कारेण तेनाहं दृष्ट एव दिवौकसः
yena liṃgamidaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ śraddhayā śuddhacakṣuṣā | sākṣātkāreṇa tenāhaṃ dṛṣṭa eva divaukasaḥ
جو کوئی اس لِنگ کو عقیدت کے ساتھ، پاکیزہ نگاہ سے دیکھتا ہے—اسی براہِ راست ساکشاتکار سے میں اس پر ظاہر ہو جاتا ہوں، اے سُرلوک کے باسیوں۔
Śiva
Tirtha: This Kāśī-liṅga (Avimukta/Viśveśvara paradigm)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devas
Scene: A devotee with folded hands beholds the liṅga; the devotee’s eyes are depicted as luminous/clear, symbolizing śuddha-cakṣuḥ; Śiva’s presence is subtly revealed as a superimposed cosmic form or aura emerging from the liṅga, indicating sākṣātkāra.
FAQs
Faith-filled darśana of the Kāśī liṅga is equated with direct realization of Śiva.
The Viśveśvara liṅga in Kāśī, presented as a direct gateway to Śiva’s sākṣātkāra.
Darśana (beholding) of the liṅga with śraddhā and inner purity (śuddhacakṣus).