Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
अस्मिन्स्थाने स्वभक्तानां सांबः सर्षिगणो विभुः । स्वयं चोपदिशेद्ब्रह्म श्रुतौ श्रुतिभिरीडितम्
asminsthāne svabhaktānāṃ sāṃbaḥ sarṣigaṇo vibhuḥ | svayaṃ copadiśedbrahma śrutau śrutibhirīḍitam
આ સ્થાને સર્વશક્તિમાન સાંબ શિવ ઋષિગણ સાથે પોતાના ભક્તોને સ્વયં બ્રહ્મતત્ત્વનો ઉપદેશ આપે છે—જે શ્રુતિમાં પ્રખ્યાત અને શ્રુતિઓ દ્વારા સ્તુત છે।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Rudrasthalī (teaching-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva with Umā seated as teacher, surrounded by sages; devotees sit below; a subtle radiance signifies Brahman; palm-leaf manuscripts and śruti-symbols (Vedic fire, recitation posture) frame the scene.
FAQs
Kāśī is not only a pilgrimage landscape but also a locus of direct divine instruction toward Brahman-realization.
The specific ‘place’ within the Rudrasthalī/Kṛttivāsa context of Kāśī where Śiva teaches devotees.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights śravaṇa/upadeśa (receiving instruction) as a spiritual benefit of the site.