लिंगार्चने भवेद्वृद्धिस्तेषामेवात्र भास्कर । येषां पुनर्भवच्छेदं चिकीर्षति महेश्वरः
liṃgārcane bhavedvṛddhisteṣāmevātra bhāskara | yeṣāṃ punarbhavacchedaṃ cikīrṣati maheśvaraḥ
Hỡi Bhāskara (Thái Dương), tại thánh địa này, việc thờ phụng Liṅga đem lại sự tăng trưởng tâm linh chân thật, đặc biệt cho những ai mà Maheśvara muốn đoạn tuyệt vòng luân hồi tái sinh.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa norm)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: muni (sage) addressed in the narrative frame; Bhāskara addressed within the verse
Scene: In Kāśī’s luminous sacred precinct, Hari addresses Bhāskara (Sun) about liṅga-worship that grants spiritual growth and can cut off rebirth by Maheśvara’s intent.
Liṅga-worship in Kāśī is portrayed as a direct means toward spiritual ascent, culminating in liberation when Śiva wills the end of rebirth.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is implied as the sacred setting where Liṅgārcana yields exceptional fruit.
Liṅgārcana—devotional worship of Śiva’s Liṅga—is recommended as the key practice.