Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
कथमाराधितश्चैव सिद्धिदः साधकस्य वै । आराधितः कुत्र काले क्षिप्रं सिद्ध्यति भैरवः
kathamārādhitaścaiva siddhidaḥ sādhakasya vai | ārādhitaḥ kutra kāle kṣipraṃ siddhyati bhairavaḥ
Wie ist Er zu besänftigen, der dem Übenden die Siddhis verleiht? Wenn man Ihn verehrt: an welchem Ort und zu welcher Zeit schenkt Bhairava rasch die Vollendung?
Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī Bhairava (Kāla Bhairava)
Type: temple
Listener: Narrator of Kāśī-khaṇḍa discourse
Scene: Agastya’s inquiry turns practical: he asks how Bhairava grants siddhi swiftly—where and when to worship. The narrator is shown indicating a shrine map or pointing toward a temple lane; ritual items (lamp, incense, red cloth, trident) are arranged, suggesting imminent instruction.
FAQs
Spiritual attainments are linked to disciplined worship—right method, right place, and right time are treated as meaningful in dharmic practice.
The inquiry points toward Kāśī’s Bhairava-centered sacred geography, though the verse itself asks for details.
It requests instructions on ārādhana (propitiatory worship), including appropriate place (kutra) and time (kāla) for Bhairava-siddhi.