Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
सर्वज्ञाननिधे तुभ्यं नमः सर्वज्ञसूनवे । सर्वथा जितमाराय कुमाराय महात्मने
sarvajñānanidhe tubhyaṃ namaḥ sarvajñasūnave | sarvathā jitamārāya kumārāya mahātmane
Hommage à toi, trésor de toute connaissance ; hommage au fils de l’Omniscient ; hommage à Kumāra, l’âme grande, qui a vaincu Māra de toutes les manières.
Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: Agastya offers prostration to Skanda depicted as radiant youthful deity, holding the śakti; around them appear symbolic ‘treasury of knowledge’ motifs—scrolls, lotuses, and a subdued figure of Māra at Skanda’s feet.
FAQs
The deity is revered as both wisdom itself and the conqueror of delusion, encouraging seekers to approach teachings with humility.
No specific tīrtha is named; it functions as a preface to Kāśī-related instruction.
Namaskāra (salutation) as a devotional act is implied.