Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
तत्र स्नातो नरः सम्यग्ब्रह्मविद्यामवाप्नुयात् । केशवात्तेन तत्रोक्तः काश्यां नारदकेशवः
tatra snāto naraḥ samyagbrahmavidyāmavāpnuyāt | keśavāttena tatroktaḥ kāśyāṃ nāradakeśavaḥ
তাত সম্যক স্নান কৰা নৰে সত্যই ব্ৰহ্মবিদ্যা লাভ কৰে। সেই কাৰণেই কাশীত তাত থকা কেশৱক ‘নাৰদ-কেশৱ’ বুলি কোৱা হয়।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Nārada-tīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from Nārada-tīrtha waters with folded hands; ahead stands the Nārada-Keśava shrine. A subtle halo of ‘knowledge-light’ surrounds the devotee, while Nārada’s presence is suggested with a vīṇā motif.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not only merit-making; at certain tīrthas it becomes a gateway to liberating knowledge (brahma-vidyā).
Nārada-tīrtha and the nearby Keśava manifestation known in Kāśī as Nārada-Keśava.
Snāna at that tīrtha is stated as the means for attaining brahma-vidyā.