ते पूज्यास्ते नमस्कार्यास्ते संतोष्याः प्रयत्नतः । तेषु वै परितुष्टेषु तुष्येद्विश्वेश्वरः स्वयम्
te pūjyāste namaskāryāste saṃtoṣyāḥ prayatnataḥ | teṣu vai parituṣṭeṣu tuṣyedviśveśvaraḥ svayam
他们应受供养,应受礼敬,并当以殷勤之心令其欢喜。若他们真正满足,维湿维湿伐罗自身亦将欢悦。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims bowing to a Kāśī renunciant; offerings placed respectfully; in the background, Viśveśvara’s linga radiates, indicating divine pleasure arising from the saint’s contentment.
Service and reverence to Kāśī’s holy residents is equated with pleasing Śiva (Viśveśvara).
Kāśī through its presiding deity Viśveśvara, highlighting the city’s living sacred community.
Practical devotional acts: pūjā (honor), namaskāra (salutation), and saṃtoṣa (support/pleasing through help).