स्कंद उवाच । अपर्णापरिवर्ण्येति पुरीं वाराणसीं मुने । पुनर्विज्ञापयामास काशीप्राप्त्यै पिनाकिनम्
skaṃda uvāca | aparṇāparivarṇyeti purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ mune | punarvijñāpayāmāsa kāśīprāptyai pinākinam
स्कन्द बोले—हे मुनि! इस प्रकार वाराणसी-पुरी का वर्णन करके अपर्णा (पार्वती) ने काशी-प्राप्ति के लिए पिनाकिन (शिव) से फिर निवेदन किया।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (with Nandavana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (unnamed)
Scene: Skanda narrates as Pārvatī, after hearing Kāśī’s description, approaches Śiva (Pinākin) with reverent petition to attain Kāśī.
Even divine beings yearn for Kāśī, underscoring its unique status as a supremely sacred kṣetra worthy of earnest petition and devotion.
Vārāṇasī/Kāśī as a whole is foregrounded; the preceding verses particularly glorify Maṇikarṇikā.
None; the verse transitions into a devotional dialogue about attaining Kāśī.
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