Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
मुक्तिस्थानान्यनेकानि कृतस्तत्रापिनिर्णयः । तानि ते कथयाम्यत्र दत्तचित्ता भव क्षणम्
muktisthānānyanekāni kṛtastatrāpinirṇayaḥ | tāni te kathayāmyatra dattacittā bhava kṣaṇam
Tempat-tempat penganugerahan mokṣa itu banyak, dan penetapannya pun telah ditentukan di sana. Kini akan kuceritakan kepadamu di sini—sejenak pusatkan batin dan dengarkan dengan penuh perhatian.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Listener: Likely Pārvatī (common Kāśīkhaṇḍa interlocutor) or a sage-assembly in the frame
Scene: A calm teaching scene: the narrator pauses, asking the listener to be attentive, before unveiling a sacred map of liberation-places.
FAQs
Liberation is associated with specific sacred locales, and their tradition-based classification is to be received with focused attention and faith.
No single tīrtha is named yet; the verse introduces an upcoming catalog of renowned muktisthānas.
A mental discipline is implied: listen attentively (dattacittā) to the teaching on tīrthas and their fruits.