सम्प्राप्य काशीं दुष्प्रापाम्ब्रह्मनारायणादिभिः ।। महासंवर्त्तसन्तापहन्त्रीं विश्वेशपालिताम् ।। २२ ।।
Having reached Kāśī which is difficult to reach by Brahma Narayana and others She destroys the sorrows of the great cycle and is protected by the Lord of the universe.
Having reached there the lord of the brahmins proceeded eastwards to Manikarnika Having bathed there in accordance with the prescribed rituals he saw Lord Visvesvara.