Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99
वस्त्रापथान्महाक्षेत्राद्भवो नाम स्वयं विभुः । भीमचंडी समीपे तु प्रादुरासीदिह प्रभो
vastrāpathānmahākṣetrādbhavo nāma svayaṃ vibhuḥ | bhīmacaṃḍī samīpe tu prādurāsīdiha prabho
इस महाक्षेत्र में वस्त्रापथ से स्वयं सर्वशक्तिमान प्रभु ‘भव’ नाम धारण करके भीमचण्डी के समीप प्रकट हुए।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Bhava (svayaṃbhū) near Bhīmacāṇḍī at Vastrāpatha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrow Kāśī lane named Vastrāpatha opens to a small shrine where Śiva ‘Bhava’ appears in radiant emergence; nearby stands Bhīmacāṇḍī’s fierce yet protective presence, with devotees in awe.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a living sacred landscape where Śiva self-manifests, making the city a direct field of divine presence.
The manifestation of Bhava (Śiva) near the shrine of Bhīmacāṇḍī, associated with the locality called Vastrāpatha in Kāśī.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse primarily records the deity’s prādurbhāva (manifestation) and location.