Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
आयानं शंसते शंभोरुपवाराणसिप्रियम् । ब्रह्माणमग्रतः कृत्वा ततश्चाभ्युद्ययौ हरिः
āyānaṃ śaṃsate śaṃbhorupavārāṇasipriyam | brahmāṇamagrataḥ kṛtvā tataścābhyudyayau hariḥ
তেওঁ শম্ভুৰ আগমনৰ ঘোষণা কৰিলে—যি উপৱাৰাণসীক প্ৰিয়। তাৰ পাছত হৰিয়ে ব্ৰহ্মাক আগত ৰাখি যাত্ৰা আৰম্ভ কৰিলে।
Skanda (narrator)
Tirtha: Upavārāṇasī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A messenger-like proclamation of Śambhu’s approach to Upavārāṇasī; then Hari departs in a divine procession, placing Brahmā at the front as leader.
FAQs
The verse highlights reverence and ordered conduct even among gods—honoring Brahmā and responding to Śiva’s arrival with readiness.
Upavārāṇasī, presented as a Kāśī-associated sacred locality beloved of Śambhu.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse depicts devotional readiness and respectful reception of the divine.