Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
यथा शरीरस्योद्देशाः केचिन्मेध्यतमाः स्मृताः । तथा पृथिव्यामुद्देशाः केचित्पुण्यतमाः स्मृताः
yathā śarīrasyoddeśāḥ kecinmedhyatamāḥ smṛtāḥ | tathā pṛthivyāmuddeśāḥ kecitpuṇyatamāḥ smṛtāḥ
De même que certaines régions du corps sont tenues pour les plus pures, de même sur la terre certaines régions sont rappelées comme les plus saintes.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: General doctrine of Puṇyatama-uddeśas (most holy regions)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A symbolic composition: a human figure with highlighted pure body-regions (head/heart/hands) mirrored by a map of Bhārata with glowing tīrtha points; a thread of light connects body and earth, implying correspondence.
FAQs
Holiness is graded: as the body has purer loci, the earth has exceptionally meritorious sacred zones.
No single tīrtha is named; the principle of ‘puṇyatama’ regions is stated generally.
None; it provides a doctrinal rationale for sacred places.