Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
निवसंति मम क्षेत्रे मम भक्तिं प्रकुर्वते । मम लिंगधरा ये तु तानेवोपदिशाम्यहम्
nivasaṃti mama kṣetre mama bhaktiṃ prakurvate | mama liṃgadharā ye tu tānevopadiśāmyaham
Ceux qui demeurent dans mon kṣetra et cultivent avec ardeur la dévotion envers moi—ceux qui portent mon liṅga—ceux-là seuls, je les instruis moi-même.
Śiva (Hara/Bhava)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Śiva-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī / Skanda Purāṇa audience
Scene: In Kāśī, a devoted resident wearing a liṅga (liṅga-dhārī) receives whispered upadeśa from Śiva/Viśvanātha appearing as a compassionate guru; background shows a shrine courtyard and bilva trees.
FAQs
Kāśī-residence becomes spiritually decisive when joined with active devotion; such qualified devotees receive Śiva’s direct guidance.
Śiva’s own kṣetra—Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
Liṅga-dhāraṇa (bearing the liṅga) and sustained bhakti while residing in Kāśī are implied as Śaiva disciplines.