Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95
तैः सुराः पूजिताः सर्वे ब्रह्मविष्णुमुखा मखैः । यैः स्वर्णकुसुमैरत्नैरर्चिता मणिकर्णिका
taiḥ surāḥ pūjitāḥ sarve brahmaviṣṇumukhā makhaiḥ | yaiḥ svarṇakusumairatnairarcitā maṇikarṇikā
जिन्होंने स्वर्ण-पुष्पों और रत्नों से मणिकर्णिका की अर्चना की है, उन्होंने यज्ञों द्वारा ब्रह्मा-विष्णु आदि समस्त देवताओं की पूजा कर ली है।
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue convention)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Audience within Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration
Scene: Devotees offering golden lotuses and jewel-like offerings at the ghāṭa shrine; above, a celestial assembly of Brahmā and Viṣṇu receiving the worship’s essence, indicating yajña-equivalence.
FAQs
Honoring a supreme sacred locus is depicted as encompassing broad divine worship and sacrificial merit.
Maṇikarṇikā of Kāśī.
Arcana (worship) with offerings such as flowers (even gold) and jewels; sacrifices (makha) are referenced comparatively.