हृदि रत्नेश्वरं लिंगं यस्य सम्यग्विजृंभते । अलातदंडवत्तस्मिन्कालदंडोपि जायते
hṛdi ratneśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ yasya samyagvijṛṃbhate | alātadaṃḍavattasminkāladaṃḍopi jāyate
Trong lòng ai mà liṅga của Ratneśvara nở rộ trọn vẹn, nơi người ấy ngay cả cây trượng của Thời Gian cũng bừng lên như than hồng rực cháy—không còn trói buộc được như trước.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, often to Agastya)
Tirtha: Ratneśvara (internalized in hṛdaya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: In-story audience seeking meaning of Ratneśvara (contextual)
Scene: A yogic devotee seated in meditation; within the chest a luminous liṅga appears. Behind, a shadowy figure of Kāla with a staff is rendered harmless, its staff glowing like a firebrand but unable to strike.
When Ratneśvara is realized inwardly, fear of Time/death is transformed; inner Śiva-bhāva leads toward freedom.
Ratneśvara of Kāśī—presented not only as a shrine but as an inner reality to be awakened.
Implicit internal meditation on Ratneśvara (hṛdaya-stha liṅga-bhāvanā); no step-by-step ritual is specified.