Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तत्र यद्वृत्तमद्भुतम् । निशामय महाबुद्धे दमन द्विजसत्तम
anyacca te pravakṣyāmi tatra yadvṛttamadbhutam | niśāmaya mahābuddhe damana dvijasattama
Je vais encore te dire autre chose : un événement merveilleux qui s’y produisit. Écoute attentivement, ô Damana à la haute intelligence, le meilleur des deux-fois-nés.
Skanda
Tirtha: Varaṇā-taṭa / Oṃkāra-liṅga kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Damana (dvija-sattama)
Scene: A teacher-narrator addressing Damana: two figures seated near a shrine or under a tree by the river; the listener attentive, hands folded, as the narrator gestures to begin a wondrous tale.
FAQs
Sacred places generate sacred narratives; attentive listening (śravaṇa) is framed as a worthy practice for receiving dharmic insight.
The context continues within Kāśī kṣetra, preparing for an additional wondrous account tied to that locale.
No ritual is prescribed; it is an instruction to listen carefully to the forthcoming māhātmya narrative.