Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
स्कंद उवाच । अपर्णापरिवर्ण्येति पुरीं वाराणसीं मुने । पुनर्विज्ञापयामास काशीप्राप्त्यै पिनाकिनम्
skaṃda uvāca | aparṇāparivarṇyeti purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ mune | punarvijñāpayāmāsa kāśīprāptyai pinākinam
スカンダは言った。「聖仙よ、このようにヴァーラーナシーの都を語り終えると、アパルナー（パールヴァティー）は再びピナ―キン（シヴァ）に願いを申し上げ、カーシーに到ることを求めた。」
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (with Nandavana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (unnamed)
Scene: Skanda narrates as Pārvatī, after hearing Kāśī’s description, approaches Śiva (Pinākin) with reverent petition to attain Kāśī.
FAQs
Even divine beings yearn for Kāśī, underscoring its unique status as a supremely sacred kṣetra worthy of earnest petition and devotion.
Vārāṇasī/Kāśī as a whole is foregrounded; the preceding verses particularly glorify Maṇikarṇikā.
None; the verse transitions into a devotional dialogue about attaining Kāśī.