Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95
ब्रह्मणा हरिणा सार्धं ततोऽगाद्रंगमंडपम् । स्कंद उवाच । श्रुत्वाध्यायमिमं पुण्यं परमानंदकारणम् । नरः परां मुदं प्राप्य कैलासं प्राप्स्यति ध्रुवम्
brahmaṇā hariṇā sārdhaṃ tato'gādraṃgamaṃḍapam | skaṃda uvāca | śrutvādhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ paramānaṃdakāraṇam | naraḥ parāṃ mudaṃ prāpya kailāsaṃ prāpsyati dhruvam
फिर वह ब्रह्मा और हरि के साथ रङ्गमण्डप में गए। स्कन्द बोले—इस परम आनन्द का कारण, इस पुण्य अध्याय को सुनकर मनुष्य परम हर्ष पाता है और निश्चय ही कैलास को प्राप्त होता है।
Skanda
Tirtha: Raṅgamaṇḍapa (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: Śiva proceeds with Brahmā and Hari to the Raṅgamaṇḍapa; then Skanda delivers the concluding fruit-of-hearing: supreme bliss, great joy, and assured attainment of Kailāsa.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout listening) to sacred Kāśī narratives grants merit, joy, and a Shaiva goal—attainment of Kailāsa.
Kāśī’s sacred pavilions (Raṅgamaṇḍapa/Muktimaṇḍapa context) are central, and Kailāsa is upheld as the transcendent destination.
Hearing/recitation of the chapter (śravaṇa of the adhyāya) is presented as the meritorious practice.