नैर्कत्यां दिशि तल्लिंगं निरृतेश्वरसंज्ञकम् । पौलस्त्यराघवात्पश्चात्पूजितं सर्वदुष्टहृत्
nairkatyāṃ diśi talliṃgaṃ nirṛteśvarasaṃjñakam | paulastyarāghavātpaścātpūjitaṃ sarvaduṣṭahṛt
Ở phương tây-nam, Liṅga ấy được tôn xưng là Nirṛteśvara. Về sau, Rāghava—hậu duệ của Pulastya—đã phụng thờ; Ngài trừ diệt mọi điều ác và các ảnh hưởng bất tường.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Nirṛteśvara
Type: temple
Scene: In the south-west quarter, a shrine of Nirṛteśvara stands with darker, protective ambience; a royal-sage figure identified as Rāghava (Pulastya lineage) offers worship—water, bilva, incense—while shadowy 'duṣṭa' forces dissolve into light.
Kāśī’s liṅgas are mapped into sacred directions, offering protection and moral purification through worship.
Nirṛteśvara Liṅga in Kāśī, associated with the south-west (nairṛtya) quarter.
Pūjā (worship) of Nirṛteśvara, praised as removing all ‘duṣṭa’ (evil).