उग्रं लिंगं सदा सेव्यं प्राच्यामर्कविनायकात् । अत्युग्रा अपि नश्येयुरुपसर्गास्तदर्चनात्
ugraṃ liṃgaṃ sadā sevyaṃ prācyāmarkavināyakāt | atyugrā api naśyeyurupasargāstadarcanāt
Ở phía đông Arkavināyaka, Liṅga uy mãnh cần được phụng thờ luôn luôn. Nhờ lễ bái cúng dường ấy, ngay cả tai ương và hoạn nạn cực kỳ khủng khiếp cũng bị tiêu trừ.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Ugra-liṅga (east of Arkavināyaka)
Type: temple
Scene: A pilgrim at dawn stands east of Arkavināyaka, offering bilva and water to a fierce, dark-stone liṅga; swirling shadowy ‘upasargas’ dissolve into light as the lamp flame steadies.
Steady worship of Śiva at Kāśī’s sacred liṅgas is presented as a direct means to dissolve even severe suffering and obstacles.
A fierce (Ugra) Śiva-liṅga located east of Arkavināyaka within the sacred geography of Kāśī.
Regular arcanā (formal worship/offerings) to the Ugra Liṅga.