Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
आंगिरस उवाच । जय शंकर शांत शशांकरुचे रुचिरार्थद सर्वद सर्वशुचे । शुचिदत्त गृहीत महोपहृते हृतभक्तजनोद्धततापतते
āṃgirasa uvāca | jaya śaṃkara śāṃta śaśāṃkaruce rucirārthada sarvada sarvaśuce | śucidatta gṛhīta mahopahṛte hṛtabhaktajanoddhatatāpatate
Aṅgiras berkata: “Jaya bagi-Mu, wahai Śaṅkara—Engkau wujud kedamaian, bercahaya laksana rembulan; Pemberi tujuan yang indah, Pemberi segala, wahai Yang Mahasuci. Engkau menerima persembahan agung yang dipersembahkan dengan kesucian, dan Engkau melenyapkan panas derita yang dahsyat dari para bhakta-Mu.”
Aṅgiras
Tirtha: Kāśī Viśveśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (typical)
Scene: Aṅgiras stands with folded hands, chanting ‘Jaya Śaṅkara’; Śiva’s face is serene, moonlike radiance bathing the shrine; offerings arranged neatly, symbolizing purity.
FAQs
Śiva responds to pure-hearted devotion: He accepts sincere offerings and burns away the devotee’s inner torment.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting, with Viśveśvara/Śaṅkara praised as the supreme purifier.
Offering (upahāra) made in śuci (purity) is praised—purity of intention is central.