Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
ततस्त्रिभुवनाख्यस्य केशवस्याति पुण्यदम् । तीर्थं यत्राप्लुता मर्त्या मर्त्यलोकं विशंति न
tatastribhuvanākhyasya keśavasyāti puṇyadam | tīrthaṃ yatrāplutā martyā martyalokaṃ viśaṃti na
তারপর ত্রিভুবন নামে খ্যাত কেশবের অতিপুণ্যদায়ক তীর্থ; সেখানে স্নানকারী মর্ত্যরা আর মর্ত্যলোকে প্রবেশ করে না।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Tribhuvana-Keśava Tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sage/assembly in Kāśī-māhātmya frame (not specified)
Scene: A radiant Keśava shrine near a sacred bathing spot; the water reflects a cosmic ‘three worlds’ motif (earth, mid-sky, heaven) as concentric luminous bands; pilgrims emerge from the bath with serene, liberated expressions.
FAQs
The tīrtha is celebrated as a gateway beyond saṃsāra—bathing there is linked with non-return to mortal existence.
The tīrtha of Keśava called ‘Tribhuvana’.
Āplavana/snānā (ritual bathing/immersion) promising freedom from re-entry into martyaloka.