Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
चमत्कृत्य चमत्कृत्य कोयं लोको हरेर्गणौ । पप्रच्छ शिवशर्मा तौ प्रोचतुस्तं च तौ द्विजम्
camatkṛtya camatkṛtya koyaṃ loko harergaṇau | papraccha śivaśarmā tau procatustaṃ ca tau dvijam
幾度も驚嘆しつつ、シヴァシャルマーはハリ（ヴィシュヌ）の二人の従者に問うた。「ここはどのような世界か。」すると二人はそのバラモンに答えた。
Skanda (narrator; deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī (visionary encounter locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/pilgrims (frame)
Scene: Śivaśarmā, astonished, addresses two radiant attendants of Hari; they stand poised to answer. The setting hints at a liminal ‘world’—half Kāśī, half celestial—suggesting a boundary between realms.
FAQs
Wonder and inquiry arise naturally on the spiritual journey; divine guides respond with sacred lore.
Kāśī’s merit-bearing sphere, which leads the devotee into visionary encounters (contextual).
None; the verse introduces a dialogue with Viṣṇu’s attendants.