Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
विश्वेशितुः परेधाम्नि सीम्नि स्वर्गापवर्गयोः । स्वर्धुनी लोलकल्लोला नित्यक्षालित भूतले
viśveśituḥ paredhāmni sīmni svargāpavargayoḥ | svardhunī lolakallolā nityakṣālita bhūtale
Dans la demeure suprême de Viśveśvara, à la frontière même du ciel et de la délivrance, la terre est sans cesse lavée par le fleuve céleste, dont les vagues jouent sans repos.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (Svargadvārā/Avimukta riverfront implied)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī riverscape: Viśveśvara’s ‘supreme abode’ suggested by a radiant temple spire; Gaṅgā’s playful waves (lola-kallolā) wash the ghats; above, a subtle threshold line between ‘svarga’ and ‘apavarga’ depicted as two luminous realms meeting over the city.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a liminal, supremely sacred zone where the soul turns from heavenly merit toward liberation.
Kāśī under Viśveśvara’s lordship, sanctified by the Gaṅgā (Svardhunī).
No explicit rite; the imagery supports the theology of purification through proximity to Gaṅgā and Viśveśvara in Kāśī.