अयमेव परोयोगस्त्विदमेव परं तपः । इदमेव परं ज्ञानं स्थाणुलिंगं यदर्च्यते
ayameva paroyogastvidameva paraṃ tapaḥ | idameva paraṃ jñānaṃ sthāṇuliṃgaṃ yadarcyate
唯此为至上之瑜伽;唯此为最胜之苦行;唯此为最高之智慧——即礼拜常住者(Sthāṇu)之林伽。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī (Sthāṇu-liṅga worship ideal)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene ascetic-devotee performs liṅga-arcana; around him appear symbolic emblems of yoga (āsana, prāṇa), tapas (fire), and jñāna (scripture lamp), all converging into the liṅga’s still radiance.
The Purāṇic synthesis: true yoga, austerity, and knowledge culminate in devoted worship of Śiva’s liṅga.
Kāśī, within whose Māhātmya liṅga worship is elevated as the supreme spiritual discipline.
Arcana—worship of Sthāṇu’s liṅga (Śivaliṅga-pūjā).