Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 66
गणावूचतुः । काश्यां बुधेश्वरसमर्चनलब्धबुद्धिः संसारसिंधुमधिगम्य नरो ह्यगाधम् । मज्जेन्न सज्जनविलोचन चंद्रकांतिः कांताननस्त्वधिवसेच्च बुधेऽत्र लोके
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | kāśyāṃ budheśvarasamarcanalabdhabuddhiḥ saṃsārasiṃdhumadhigamya naro hyagādham | majjenna sajjanavilocana caṃdrakāṃtiḥ kāṃtānanastvadhivasecca budhe'tra loke
গণেরা বলল—কাশীতে যে নর বুধেশ্বরের সম্যক্ আরাধনায় বুদ্ধি লাভ করে, সে সংসার-সিন্ধুর অগাধ গহ্বরে ডুবে না। সজ্জনদের নয়নে চন্দ্রকান্তির ন্যায় দীপ্ত, কান্তমুখ সে এখানে বুধলোকেই বাস করে।
Gaṇas (attendants of Śiva)
Tirtha: Budheśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied pilgrims/audience within the narrative frame
Scene: Two Gaṇas proclaim the glory of Budheśvara; behind them the liṅga shrine glows. A devotee stands at the edge of a vast ocean symbolizing saṃsāra, held back by a radiant shield of awakened intelligence.
FAQs
Worship in Kāśī refines intelligence and becomes a means to overcome saṃsāra, leading to auspicious posthumous states.
Budheśvara in Kāśī, praised as a liberative shrine granting wisdom and auspicious destiny.
Samarcana (devout worship/arcana) of Budheśvara is recommended as the efficacious act.
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