Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तत्र यद्वृत्तमद्भुतम् । निशामय महाबुद्धे दमन द्विजसत्तम
anyacca te pravakṣyāmi tatra yadvṛttamadbhutam | niśāmaya mahābuddhe damana dvijasattama
Dan akan kukatakan pula kepadamu sesuatu yang lain—peristiwa menakjubkan yang terjadi di sana. Dengarkan dengan saksama, wahai Damana yang amat bijaksana, terbaik di antara para dvija.
Skanda
Tirtha: Varaṇā-taṭa / Oṃkāra-liṅga kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Damana (dvija-sattama)
Scene: A teacher-narrator addressing Damana: two figures seated near a shrine or under a tree by the river; the listener attentive, hands folded, as the narrator gestures to begin a wondrous tale.
FAQs
Sacred places generate sacred narratives; attentive listening (śravaṇa) is framed as a worthy practice for receiving dharmic insight.
The context continues within Kāśī kṣetra, preparing for an additional wondrous account tied to that locale.
No ritual is prescribed; it is an instruction to listen carefully to the forthcoming māhātmya narrative.