Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
आहूता वस्त्रवदना वदंति द्विजसंनिधौ । जयजीवभगोनाथ स्वामिन्निति हि वादिनः
āhūtā vastravadanā vadaṃti dvijasaṃnidhau | jayajīvabhagonātha svāminniti hi vādinaḥ
আহ্বান করা হলে তারা ব্রাহ্মণদের সান্নিধ্যে লজ্জায় আবৃত মুখে বলে— “জয়! হে জীবনের ও ভাগ্যের নাথ, হে স্বামী!”—এইভাবে ভক্তিভরে তারা সম্বোধন করে।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: In a Kāśī courtyard near a ghat, devotees with veiled faces stand before seated brāhmaṇas; hands folded, they utter victory-cries and epithets of the Lord with restrained, reverent posture.
FAQs
True holiness in Kāśī is expressed through humility, reverence to Brāhmaṇas, and devotional speech.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a sacred living-space where refined dharmic conduct is praised.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse highlights sādhācāra—modest behavior and respectful address.