Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
मेनया च सुनीत्या च संज्ञया स्वाहया तथा । यथैषा वर्ण्यते श्रेष्ठा न तथान्येति निश्चितम
menayā ca sunītyā ca saṃjñayā svāhayā tathā | yathaiṣā varṇyate śreṣṭhā na tathānyeti niścitama
Demikian pula Menā, Sunīti, Saṃjñā, dan Svāhā; namun sebagaimana ia (Lopāmudrā) dipuji sebagai yang terbaik, demikianlah bukan yang lain—itulah kesimpulan yang pasti.
Agastya (deduced, concluding comparison)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical; not explicit)
Scene: The speaker completes the list and delivers a firm verdict: Lopāmudrā is praised as the best; the composition centers her calm, resolute presence beside the sage, with other exemplars faintly suggested as a respectful backdrop.
FAQs
Dharma is graded by steadfastness; the text highlights Lopāmudrā as an unsurpassed model of devoted righteousness.
The immediate focus is virtue; the tirtha-glorifying frame is Kāśī within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa.
None explicitly.