तत्कुण्डात्पश्चिमे भागे लिंगं वै तक्षकेश्वरम् । पूजनीयं प्रयत्नेन भक्तानां सर्वसिद्धिदम्
tatkuṇḍātpaścime bhāge liṃgaṃ vai takṣakeśvaram | pūjanīyaṃ prayatnena bhaktānāṃ sarvasiddhidam
Về phía tây của hồ thiêng ấy có linhga mang danh Takṣakeśvara. Nên chí thành tinh tấn mà thờ phụng, vì Ngài ban mọi thành tựu cho các tín đồ.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically to Agastya)
Tirtha: Takṣakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/saints in the narrative frame
Scene: A small shrine with a dark stone liṅga labeled Takṣakeśvara, set west of a lotus-edged kuṇḍa; devotees offer bilva leaves, water, and lamps; Kāśī’s dense lanes and temple spires in the background.
Earnest worship of Śiva at a consecrated liṅga in Kāśī is portrayed as a direct means to complete spiritual and worldly fulfilment (sarva-siddhi).
The Takṣakeśvara Liṅga situated to the west of a named kuṇḍa (pond) within the Kāśī sacred landscape.
Devotional pūjā (worship) performed with sincere effort and attentiveness.