Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
भूयसां ब्राह्मणानां तु स्थानं वाराणसी भवेत् । तानादावुपसंहृत्य यामि तीर्थांतरं ततः
bhūyasāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ tu sthānaṃ vārāṇasī bhavet | tānādāvupasaṃhṛtya yāmi tīrthāṃtaraṃ tataḥ
ក្រុងពារាណសីពិតជាលំនៅដ្ឋានដ៏សំខាន់នៃពួកព្រាហ្មណ៍ជាច្រើន។ ដំបូងឡើយ ខ្ញុំនឹងកម្ទេចពួកគេនៅទីនោះ ហើយបន្ទាប់មកខ្ញុំនឹងបន្តទៅកាន់ទីកន្លែងសក្ដិសិទ្ធិផ្សេងទៀត។
Skanda (narrating; the quoted intent is of the demon Duṃdubhi-nirhrāda)
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a prime seat of dharma; threats against the righteous highlight the need for divine protection and steadfast devotion.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī), presented as a foremost dwelling-place of Brāhmaṇas and a central tīrtha in the Skanda Purāṇa.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse frames a narrative motive involving tīrthas and the targeting of the pious.