Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
पुरा कश्यपदायादः पूतात्मेति च विश्रुतः । धूर्जटे राजधान्यां स चचार विपुलं तपः
purā kaśyapadāyādaḥ pūtātmeti ca viśrutaḥ | dhūrjaṭe rājadhānyāṃ sa cacāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ
កាលពីបុរាណ មានអ្នកស្នងពូជកশ্যប ដែលល្បីថា ‘ពូតាត្មន’ (មានវិញ្ញាណបរិសុទ្ធ) បានប្រតិបត្តិតបស្យាដ៏ធំទូលាយ នៅរាជធានីរបស់ ធូរជដិ (ព្រះសិវៈ)។
Narrator voice within Kāśīkhaṇḍa (deduced as Skanda)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene ascetic ‘Pūtātman’, marked by Kaśyapa lineage, performs severe austerity in Śiva’s royal city—sitting near a shrine or under a bilva tree, with Kāśī’s temple spires and ghats faintly visible.
FAQs
Purification and spiritual authority are linked to tapas performed in Śiva’s sacred domain, reinforcing Kāśī as a field where austerity bears swift fruit.
The verse supports the Pavaneśvara narrative within Kāśī, framing it as Śiva’s royal sacred city.
Tapas (austerity) is the stated practice.