सर्वेषां काशितीर्थानां लोलार्कः प्रथमं शिरः । ततोंऽगान्यन्यतीर्थानि तज्जलप्लावितानिहि
sarveṣāṃ kāśitīrthānāṃ lolārkaḥ prathamaṃ śiraḥ | tatoṃ'gānyanyatīrthāni tajjalaplāvitānihi
Trong mọi thánh địa (tīrtha) của Kāśī, Lolārka là bậc tối thượng, ví như ‘đầu’; các tīrtha khác như tay chân, vì được thánh hóa bởi dòng nước tràn từ nơi ấy.
Skanda
Tirtha: Lolārka
Type: kund
Listener: Sages / ‘muni’ addressee within Kāśī discourse
Scene: A symbolic cosmic body-map of Kāśī: Lolārka as a radiant head, with streams flowing outward to smaller tīrthas depicted as limbs along the riverfront.
Kāśī is envisioned as an integrated sacred body, with Lolārka as its crown—teaching reverence for the city’s tīrtha-network.
Lolārka, declared the foremost among Kāśī’s tīrthas.
No single rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes tīrtha-precedence and encourages prioritizing Lolārka in pilgrimage.