Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
आम्रातकेश्वरात्क्षेत्राल्लिंगं सूक्ष्मेश संज्ञितम् । स्वयमभ्यागतं चात्र क्षेत्रे वै श्रेयसांपदे
āmrātakeśvarātkṣetrālliṃgaṃ sūkṣmeśa saṃjñitam | svayamabhyāgataṃ cātra kṣetre vai śreyasāṃpade
আম্রাতকেশ্বর-ক্ষেত্র থেকে ‘সূক্ষ্মেশ’ নামে পরিচিত লিঙ্গ স্বয়ং এখানে এসে উপস্থিত হয়েছে—এই পবিত্র ক্ষেত্রে, যা মঙ্গলকল্যাণের সত্য আবাস।
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Āmrātakeśvara / Sūkṣmeśa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A subtle, luminous liṅga (Sūkṣmeśa) appears as if arriving on its own into the Āmrātakeśvara sacred precinct; devas and sages witness the auspicious descent/arrival, the ground marked by mango (āmra) symbolism.
FAQs
Kāśī is presented as a supreme śreyas-sthāna where Śiva’s presence manifests and relocates by divine will to uplift devotees.
Sūkṣmeśa (Sūkṣmeśvara) Liṅga, associated with Āmrātakeśvara within Kāśī.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes the liṅga’s self-manifest/auto-arrival (svayam-abhyāgata) and the sanctity of the kṣetra.