Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
स्कंद उवाच । संशृणुष्व महाभाग ज्येष्ठेश्वर समीपतः । यद्वृत्तांतमभूद्विप्र परमाश्चर्यकृद्ध्रुवम्
skaṃda uvāca | saṃśṛṇuṣva mahābhāga jyeṣṭheśvara samīpataḥ | yadvṛttāṃtamabhūdvipra paramāścaryakṛddhruvam
ស្កន្ទៈបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ ឱ ព្រាហ្មណ៍អ្នកមានភាគ្យធំ សូមស្តាប់ដោយយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ នូវព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ដ៏អស្ចារ្យ និងពិតជាគួរឱ្យភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល ដែលបានកើតឡើងជិតជ័យឝ្ឋេឝ្វរៈ។
Skanda
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭheśvara vicinity (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahābhāga brāhmaṇa (unnamed)
Scene: Skanda, radiant and youthful, addresses a fortunate brāhmaṇa, gesturing toward the vicinity of Jyeṣṭheśvara; the scene suggests a sacred courtyard where a story is about to unfold.
FAQs
Sacred geography is taught through remembered events; attentive listening is itself a devotional gateway to understanding kṣetra-glory.
The area near Jyeṣṭheśvara in Kāśī, as the setting for a remarkable sacred account.
No ritual is prescribed; it is an invitation to śravaṇa (attentive listening) of the kṣetra-māhātmya narrative.