Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
अंबिकोवाच । अस्य पीठस्य माहात्म्यं महादेव महेश्वर । तिरश्चामपि यज्जातं ज्ञानं संसारमोचनम्
aṃbikovāca | asya pīṭhasya māhātmyaṃ mahādeva maheśvara | tiraścāmapi yajjātaṃ jñānaṃ saṃsāramocanam
अम्बिका बोलीं—हे महादेव, हे महेश्वर! इस पवित्र पीठ का माहात्म्य मुझे कहिए, जिसके प्रभाव से पशुओं में भी संसार से छुड़ाने वाला ज्ञान उत्पन्न हो जाता है।
Ambikā (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Dharma-pīṭha (near Dharmeśvara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages (frame); within the verse: Ambikā addressing Mahādeva
Scene: Ambikā, seated or standing in reverent inquiry before Mahādeva, gestures toward a sacred ‘pīṭha’ precinct; the atmosphere suggests a liminal spot where even animals are depicted listening, hinting at universal awakening.
FAQs
A truly sanctified place (pīṭha) can awaken liberating knowledge (jñāna) beyond human boundaries, showing the universal reach of dharma and grace.
A particular pīṭha in Kāśī (named and detailed in the surrounding passage), whose power is described as saṃsāra-mocana.
None directly; the verse introduces inquiry into the pīṭha’s māhātmya (glory) and its liberating effect.