Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
अस्मिन्स्थाने स्वभक्तानां सांबः सर्षिगणो विभुः । स्वयं चोपदिशेद्ब्रह्म श्रुतौ श्रुतिभिरीडितम्
asminsthāne svabhaktānāṃ sāṃbaḥ sarṣigaṇo vibhuḥ | svayaṃ copadiśedbrahma śrutau śrutibhirīḍitam
এই স্থানে সর্বশক্তিমান সাম্ব শিব ঋষিগণের সহিত স্বভক্তদের নিজে ব্রহ্মতত্ত্ব উপদেশ দেন—যা শ্রুতিতে ঘোষিত ও শ্রুতিগণ দ্বারা স্তুত।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Rudrasthalī (teaching-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva with Umā seated as teacher, surrounded by sages; devotees sit below; a subtle radiance signifies Brahman; palm-leaf manuscripts and śruti-symbols (Vedic fire, recitation posture) frame the scene.
FAQs
Kāśī is not only a pilgrimage landscape but also a locus of direct divine instruction toward Brahman-realization.
The specific ‘place’ within the Rudrasthalī/Kṛttivāsa context of Kāśī where Śiva teaches devotees.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights śravaṇa/upadeśa (receiving instruction) as a spiritual benefit of the site.