Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
महेश्वर उवाच । निशामय महादेवि वीरेशाविर्भवं परम् । यं श्रुत्वापि नरः पुण्यं प्राप्नोति विपुलं शिवे
maheśvara uvāca | niśāmaya mahādevi vīreśāvirbhavaṃ param | yaṃ śrutvāpi naraḥ puṇyaṃ prāpnoti vipulaṃ śive
Maheśvara dit : « Écoute, ô Mahādevī, le récit suprême de la manifestation de Vīreśa ; rien qu’en l’entendant, un homme obtient un mérite abondant, ô Śivā. »
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Vīreśa (āvirbhāva-kathā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva begins the narration, raising a hand in teaching gesture; Pārvatī listens attentively. The atmosphere suggests a sacred discourse where words themselves radiate puṇya.
FAQs
Hearing the origin-glory of a Kāśī-liṅga is itself meritorious and spiritually transformative.
Vīreśvara in Kāśī, introduced through its āvirbhāva-kathā.
Śravaṇa (listening) to the Vīreśvara manifestation narrative is praised as a giver of great puṇya.