Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
ततस्तत्तपसाकृष्टः कलामात्रेण तत्र हि । हिमशैले ततश्चात्र सर्वभावेन संस्थितः
tatastattapasākṛṣṭaḥ kalāmātreṇa tatra hi | himaśaile tataścātra sarvabhāvena saṃsthitaḥ
បន្ទាប់មក ដោយអานุភាពតបៈនោះទាក់ទាញ ខ្ញុំទៅដល់លើភ្នំហិមាល័យក្នុងពេលត្រឹមមួយខណៈ; ហើយក្រោយមក ខ្ញុំបានតាំងស្ថិតនៅទីនេះដោយអស់ពីចិត្តអស់ពីកាយ។
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa default narration)
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A moment of miraculous transition: the deity appears simultaneously connected to the Himalaya and then firmly rooted at the destined sacred spot, portrayed as a luminous shift rather than physical travel.
FAQs
True tapas has irresistible spiritual force, capable of drawing divine grace swiftly and establishing it permanently in a sacred place.
Kāśī’s sacred sphere (Avimukta) is being prepared for glorification through the Harapāpa-hrada context.
Austerity (tapas) is praised generally; no specific rite like snāna or dāna is stated in this verse.