Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
काश्यां तु वज्रलेपो हि क्षेत्र एकत्र नश्यति । यातुर्दर्शनतः श्रुत्वा दिलीपो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
kāśyāṃ tu vajralepo hi kṣetra ekatra naśyati | yāturdarśanataḥ śrutvā dilīpo vākyamabravīt
À Kāśī, en vérité, le redoutable « vajralepa » est anéanti dans ce seul kṣetra sacré. L’ayant appris par le récit d’un voyageur, le roi Dilīpa prononça ces paroles.
Narrator (introducing Dilīpa’s speech)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A traveler describes Kāśī to King Dilīpa; in a visionary inset, Kāśī appears with Gaṅgā ghāṭs and a Śiva shrine, where a dark, armor-like ‘vajralepa’ crust breaks and falls away from a sufferer upon entering the kṣetra.
FAQs
Certain kṣetras are described as uniquely potent for the destruction of deep-rooted sin, inspiring seekers to inquire about the highest places of purification.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is singled out as a kṣetra where ‘vajralepa’ is destroyed.
None explicitly; the verse highlights testimonial knowledge (hearing a traveler’s account) as prompting dharmic inquiry.