Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
स्कंद उवाच । शृणुष्व मैत्रावरुणे पुराकल्पे रथंतरे । इतिहास इहासीद्यः पीठे विरजसंज्ञिते
skaṃda uvāca | śṛṇuṣva maitrāvaruṇe purākalpe rathaṃtare | itihāsa ihāsīdyaḥ pīṭhe virajasaṃjñite
Skanda dijo: Escucha, oh Maitrāvaruṇa. En una era antigua, en el kalpa llamado Rathaṃtara, hubo aquí un relato venerable, en el asiento llamado Viraja.
Skanda
Tirtha: Virajā-pīṭha (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maitrāvaruṇa
Scene: Skanda as narrator addressing Maitrāvaruṇa, pointing to a specific seat (Virajā-pīṭha) in Kāśī; the scene is a calm, instructive opening to an ancient episode.
FAQs
Sacred places in Kāśī are framed through timeless kalpa-based tradition, grounding faith in ancient testimony.
Viraja Pīṭha, introduced as the setting for the forthcoming itihāsa in Kāśī.
None; the verse initiates narration and establishes listener, time-frame, and sacred location.