Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
घंटाकर्ण त्वमागच्छ महोदर महामते । काशीं यातं युवां तूर्णं ज्ञातुं तत्रत्य चेष्टितम्
ghaṃṭākarṇa tvamāgaccha mahodara mahāmate | kāśīṃ yātaṃ yuvāṃ tūrṇaṃ jñātuṃ tatratya ceṣṭitam
প্ৰভুৱে ক’লে: “হে ঘণ্টাকৰ্ণ, আহা; হে মহোদৰ, মহামতি—তোমালোক দুয়ো তৎক্ষণাৎ কাশীলৈ যোৱা আৰু তাত কি ঘটিছে সেয়া জানিবা।”
Sarvajñanātha (Śiva) speaking within Skanda’s narration (deduced from prior verse)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Śiva issues a direct command naming Ghaṃṭākarṇa and Mahodara, gesturing toward Kāśī; the gaṇas stand ready, dynamic posture suggesting immediate departure.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a divinely supervised realm where Śiva’s attendants are dispatched to witness and uphold sacred order.
Kāśī as the destination, setting up the later establishment of Ghaṃṭākarṇeśvara.
None; it is a command initiating a sacred journey.