Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
श्रुति स्मृति पुराणं च विद्योपनिषदस्तथा । श्लोकाः मंत्राणि भाष्याणि यच्चान्यद्वाङ्मयं क्वचित्
śruti smṛti purāṇaṃ ca vidyopaniṣadastathā | ślokāḥ maṃtrāṇi bhāṣyāṇi yaccānyadvāṅmayaṃ kvacit
শ্ৰুতি-স্মৃতি আৰু পুৰাণ; বিদ্যাসমূহ আৰু উপনিষদ; শ্লোক, মন্ত্ৰ, ভাষ্য আৰু আন যি কোনো বাক্ময় ধৰ্মগ্ৰন্থ য’তেই থাকক—
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A scholarly assembly in Kāśī: palm-leaf manuscripts, a teacher reciting, students listening; behind them, a temple spire and the Ganga; visual motifs of Veda, Upaniṣad, Purāṇa as stacked manuscripts.
FAQs
All forms of sacred knowledge—revelation, tradition, Purāṇic lore, and commentary—are acknowledged as part of the spiritual treasury.
Within Kāśī-khaṇḍa, the mention supports Kāśī’s identity as a supreme seat of learning and liberation.
No specific rite; it gestures toward study, recitation, and engagement with sacred literature.