Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91
धर्मेशात्पश्चिमे भागे विश्वेश्वरांतरेपि वा । धर्मवापीति विख्याता स्वर्गसोपानदायिनी
dharmeśātpaścime bhāge viśveśvarāṃtarepi vā | dharmavāpīti vikhyātā svargasopānadāyinī
Al occidente de Dharmeśa —o bien dentro del recinto de Viśveśvara— se halla la célebre poza sagrada llamada Dharmavāpī, que otorga una escalera hacia el cielo.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa continuing the account)
Tirtha: Dharmavāpī
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: A sacred well/pool (vāpī) nestled in the dense lanes of Kāśī, with a small shrine-marker; pilgrims approach from the west of Dharmeśa toward Viśveśvara precincts, carrying lotas; the water is depicted as luminous, symbolizing a ‘stairway to heaven’.
FAQs
Sacred geography matters in Purāṇic dharma: approaching a consecrated tīrtha with faith becomes a direct means to upliftment and higher worlds.
Dharmavāpī, located west of Dharmeśa or within the precincts of Viśveśvara.
No explicit ritual is stated here; the verse primarily identifies the location and its heaven-leading merit.