Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
तारकेशात्पश्चिमत इंद्रेश्वरमितीरितम् । तस्य संदर्शनात्पुंसामैंद्रलोको न दूरतः
tārakeśātpaścimata iṃdreśvaramitīritam | tasya saṃdarśanātpuṃsāmaiṃdraloko na dūrataḥ
तारकेश के पश्चिम में ‘इन्द्रेश्वर’ नामक तीर्थ प्रसिद्ध है। उसके दर्शन मात्र से मनुष्यों के लिए इन्द्रलोक दूर नहीं रहता।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Indreśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim approaches the Indreśvara liṅga shrine situated west of Tārakeśa; the city lanes open into a small sanctum where the liṅga radiates, and a faint vision of Amarāvatī appears as a promised fruit.
FAQs
Darśana of Kāśī’s liṅgas is itself a powerful sādhanā, granting exalted post-mortem destinations.
Indreśvara in Kāśī, located west of Tārakeśa.
Saṃdarśana (pilgrimage-darśana) of Indreśvara is highlighted as the key act.