Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100
चतुर्दशसु विद्यासु पुराणं दीप उत्तमः । अंधोपि न तदा लोकात्संसाराब्धौ क्वचित्पतेत्
caturdaśasu vidyāsu purāṇaṃ dīpa uttamaḥ | aṃdhopi na tadā lokātsaṃsārābdhau kvacitpatet
Parmi les quatorze branches du savoir, le Purāṇa est la lampe suprême ; par sa clarté, même l’« aveugle » ne tombe point, en ce monde, dans l’océan du saṃsāra.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis / general seekers
Scene: A vast dark ocean labeled ‘saṃsārābdhi’; a seeker on a small boat holds a radiant lamp labeled ‘Purāṇa’; the lamp’s beam reveals a safe channel leading toward the luminous skyline of Kāśī with temple spires; shadowy whirlpools represent delusion.
FAQs
Purāṇic wisdom illuminates life so powerfully that it rescues even the ignorant from sinking into saṃsāra.
The verse supports the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s broader sacred teaching environment; no single tīrtha is specified.
No external rite; it promotes study/hearing of Purāṇas as a spiritual discipline.