Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
स्कंद उवाच । अन्यान्यपि च संतीह महालिंगानि सुव्रत । कलिप्रभावाद्गुप्तानि भविष्यंत्येव तानि वै
skaṃda uvāca | anyānyapi ca saṃtīha mahāliṃgāni suvrata | kaliprabhāvādguptāni bhaviṣyaṃtyeva tāni vai
Skanda dit : Ô toi aux vœux excellents, d’autres grands liṅgas existent aussi ici ; mais, sous l’influence de Kali, ils demeureront assurément cachés.
Skanda
Tirtha: Gupta-mahāliṅgas of Kāśī (unnamed here)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Skanda reveals that other mahāliṅgas exist but will be hidden by Kali’s influence; the city shows veiled shrines, half-seen liṅgas behind mist or crumbling walls, symbolizing concealment over time.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, sacred realities may become concealed, but they still exist for the worthy.
Kāśī’s sacred terrain is described as holding more liṅgas than are publicly known.
No direct rite; it highlights the Kali-yuga condition of ‘gupta’ (hidden) shrines.