Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
दीनानाथांश्च संतर्प्य नत्वा विश्वेश्वरं विभुम् । ब्रह्मचर्यादिनियमैस्तीर्थमेवं प्रसाध्य च
dīnānāthāṃśca saṃtarpya natvā viśveśvaraṃ vibhum | brahmacaryādiniyamaistīrthamevaṃ prasādhya ca
दीन-दुखियों और अनाथों को तृप्त कर, सर्वशक्तिमान विश्वेश्वर को प्रणाम करके, उन्होंने ब्रह्मचर्य आदि नियमों द्वारा उस तीर्थ-व्रत का विधिपूर्वक सम्यक् अनुष्ठान पूर्ण किया।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara in Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical)
Scene: Pilgrims distribute food and water to the poor and helpless near Kāśī’s temple lanes, then bow before Viśveśvara; their demeanor is restrained, celibate, and vow-bound.
FAQs
True tīrtha-merit arises from compassion (feeding the needy) joined with self-restraint and reverent surrender to Viśveśvara.
Viśveśvara in Kāśī—center of Kāśī’s sādhana and tīrtha-dharma.
Satisfying the poor (anna/dāna implied), bowing to Viśveśvara, and observing restraints such as brahmacarya as part of tīrtha-prasādhana.
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