Kasi or Varanasi is the spiritual, religious, and cultural center of India. It is believed philosophy and religion grew in that holy place, banked by the Ganga which flows South-North. Sage Vyasa, who synthesized, the Vedas into four divisions, is said to have lived here and written his commentary on Brahmasutra. Adi Sankara met the sage here and presented his commentaries on Brahmasutra, Upanishads, and Bhagavat Gita, and got his blessings. Adi Sankara had the darshan of Lord Visweswara at Kasi, who came in the form of a Panchama-low caste and taught the former the true import and meaning of I am the Brahman-one of the Mahavakyas, which inspired the rendering of Manisha Panchakam by Adi Sankara.
Kasi is one of the seven Mokshapuris-centres of spiritual emancipation and Lord Viswanatha. One of the twelve Jyothir Lingams. Kasi Viswanatha Lingam is very small in size and devout pilgrims are allowed to worship personally. According to tradition. Vishwanatha is believed to utter the Taraka Mantra-Rama - in the ears of the dying persons at Kasi and hence the longing for everyone to spend one’s last moments at Kasi. While at Kasi. Viswanatha in the form “Siva” imparted the “Rama” mantra to devotees, and at Rameswaram. Rama worshipped Siva. The ancient name of Sri Viswanatha is Ari Markteswara.
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