Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
आसीत्कांपिल्यनगरे सोमयाजिकुलोद्भवः । दीक्षितो यज्ञदत्ताख्यो यज्ञविद्याविशारदः
āsītkāṃpilyanagare somayājikulodbhavaḥ | dīkṣito yajñadattākhyo yajñavidyāviśāradaḥ
カーンピリヤの都に、ソーマ供犠（ソーマ・ヤジュニャ）を司る家系に生まれた灌頂を受けたバラモンがいた。名をヤジュニャダッタといい、祭式の学に通暁していた。
Skanda
Scene: A dignified dīkṣita brāhmaṇa in Kāṃpilya, seated near a well-tended śrauta fire-altar, with ritual implements and students nearby; the city’s learned atmosphere implied.
FAQs
It establishes the ideal of Vedic discipline—lineage, consecration (dīkṣā), and mastery of yajña—as a foundation for dharmic life.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it introduces characters in the wider Kāśī-khaṇḍa (Kāśī māhātmya) narrative.
None is prescribed directly; the verse highlights dīkṣā and expertise in yajña-vidyā (ritual science).