Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
स्कंद उवाव । इत्थं सतीश्वरं लिंगं काश्यां प्रादुरभून्मुने । स्मरणादपि लिंगं च दद्यात्सत्त्वगुणं परम्
skaṃda uvāva | itthaṃ satīśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ kāśyāṃ prādurabhūnmune | smaraṇādapi liṃgaṃ ca dadyātsattvaguṇaṃ param
স্কন্দ বললেন—“হে মুনি! এইভাবে কাশীতে সতীশ্বর-লিঙ্গ প্রকাশিত হল। এই লিঙ্গের কেবল স্মরণমাত্রেও পরম সত্ত্বগুণ (পবিত্রতা ও স্বচ্ছতা) দান করে।”
Skanda
Tirtha: Satīśvara-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (unnamed sage)
Scene: Skanda addresses a sage, pointing to Kāśī where the Satīśvara liṅga has manifested; a subtle radiance suggests that even remembering it purifies the mind.
FAQs
Kāśī’s sacred power is such that even remembrance of its liṅga grants inner purity (sattva) and spiritual uplift.
Satīśvara-liṅga in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
Smaraṇa (devotional remembrance) of Satīśvara-liṅga is presented as meritorious, even without physical pilgrimage.