Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 91
त्रिपुरेश समीपे तु दृष्ट्वा रुद्रेश्वरं विभुम् । रुद्रास्त इव विज्ञेया जीवंतोपि मृता अपि
tripureśa samīpe tu dṛṣṭvā rudreśvaraṃ vibhum | rudrāsta iva vijñeyā jīvaṃtopi mṛtā api
Nahe bei Tripureśa gilt: Wer den mächtigen Rudreśvara erblickt hat, ist als ein Rudra selbst zu erkennen — ob lebend oder selbst nach dem Tod.
Skanda
Tirtha: Rudreśvara (near Tripureśa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/śrotṛs (implied)
Scene: A small cluster of shrines: Tripureśa marker and the Rudreśvara sanctum; pilgrims glance at the liṅga and are depicted with Rudra-like radiance; a subtle motif of three forts/cities dissolving in the background.
FAQs
Contact with the divine through darśana in Kāśī is said to confer Rudra-like status that endures beyond life.
Rudreśvara near Tripureśa in Kāśī.
No detailed rite; the act emphasized is darśana of Rudreśvara.