Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100
चतुर्दशसु विद्यासु पुराणं दीप उत्तमः । अंधोपि न तदा लोकात्संसाराब्धौ क्वचित्पतेत्
caturdaśasu vidyāsu purāṇaṃ dīpa uttamaḥ | aṃdhopi na tadā lokātsaṃsārābdhau kvacitpatet
Di antara empat belas cabang vidyā, Purāṇa adalah pelita yang paling utama. Dengan cahayanya, bahkan yang ‘buta’ pun di dunia ini tidak akan terjatuh ke mana pun ke dalam samudra saṃsāra.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis / general seekers
Scene: A vast dark ocean labeled ‘saṃsārābdhi’; a seeker on a small boat holds a radiant lamp labeled ‘Purāṇa’; the lamp’s beam reveals a safe channel leading toward the luminous skyline of Kāśī with temple spires; shadowy whirlpools represent delusion.
FAQs
Purāṇic wisdom illuminates life so powerfully that it rescues even the ignorant from sinking into saṃsāra.
The verse supports the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s broader sacred teaching environment; no single tīrtha is specified.
No external rite; it promotes study/hearing of Purāṇas as a spiritual discipline.