Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
स्कंद उवाच । कथयामि महाबुद्धे कृच्छ्रादीनि तवाग्रतः । यानि कृत्वात्र मनुजो देहशुद्धिं लभेत्पराम्
skaṃda uvāca | kathayāmi mahābuddhe kṛcchrādīni tavāgrataḥ | yāni kṛtvātra manujo dehaśuddhiṃ labhetparām
Skanda said: “O great-minded one, I shall explain before you the Kṛcchra and other observances—by performing which a person here attains the highest purification of the body.”
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Skanda begins a formal exposition, gesturing as if enumerating vow-steps; Agastya listens. The setting suggests Kāśī’s sacred ambience—river, ghāṭa, and a Śiva shrine—signifying purification through discipline.
FAQs
Purification is attainable through properly defined observances taught by authoritative tradition.
As part of Kāśī Khaṇḍa, the instruction is framed within the dharmic atmosphere of Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
Skanda announces instruction on Kṛcchra and allied prāyaścittas aimed at deha-śuddhi.