Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
शिवज्ञानमिति ब्रूयुः शिवशब्दार्थचिंतकाः । तच्च ज्ञानं द्रवीभूतमिह मे महिमोदयात्
śivajñānamiti brūyuḥ śivaśabdārthaciṃtakāḥ | tacca jñānaṃ dravībhūtamiha me mahimodayāt
जो ‘शिव’ शब्द के अर्थ का चिंतन करते हैं, वे उसे ‘शिव-ज्ञान’ कहते हैं। और वही ज्ञान मेरे महिमा-उदय से यहाँ द्रवीभूत-सा होकर प्रकट हुआ है।
Viśveśvara/Śiva
Tirtha: Jñānoda (concept introduced: ‘Śiva-jñāna’ made manifest)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Īśāna
Scene: An abstract-sacred visualization: a luminous pool/stream representing ‘Śiva-knowledge’ made fluid; sages contemplate the word ‘Śiva’ while Viśveśvara’s glory radiates, causing the ‘knowledge’ to appear as flowing light-water.
FAQs
Liberating ‘Śiva-knowledge’ is not only an idea but is depicted as tangibly present at the sacred site through divine glory.
The Śiva-tīrtha in Kāśī is explained as the manifested form of Śiva-jñāna, preparing for its name ‘Jñānoda’.
No explicit rite; the verse provides theological grounding for why darśana and contact with the tīrtha are transformative.