कृत्तिवासेश्वरं लिंगं सेव्यं काश्यां ततो नरैः । जन्मांतरसहस्रेषु मोक्षोन्यत्र सुदुर्लभः
kṛttivāseśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ sevyaṃ kāśyāṃ tato naraiḥ | janmāṃtarasahasreṣu mokṣonyatra sudurlabhaḥ
因此,在迦尸(Kāśī)之地,人当礼敬克利提瓦塞湿伐罗之林伽;因为在千百他生之中,于他处求解脱极其难得。
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Kṛttivāseśvara (in Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī or a sage interlocutor in Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame (contextual)
Scene: A didactic scene: a teacher-like figure gestures toward the Kṛttivāseśvara shrine while a stream of pilgrims arrives; in the background, a faint wheel of saṃsāra symbolizes ‘thousands of births’ contrasted with the immediate sanctuary of Kāśī.
Kāśī is portrayed as a uniquely potent place where liberation is accessible compared to other locations.
Kṛttivāseśvara Liṅga in Kāśī.
Sevā/arcana (worship and service) of the Kṛttivāseśvara liṅga.