Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84
सौभाग्यभाग्यभूर्या वै विख्याता मणिकर्णिका । ददामि तस्यां सर्वस्वमग्रजायांत्यजाय वा
saubhāgyabhāgyabhūryā vai vikhyātā maṇikarṇikā | dadāmi tasyāṃ sarvasvamagrajāyāṃtyajāya vā
មណិកណ្ណិកា ដែលល្បីល្បាញថាជាដីដ៏មហិមា នៃសុភមង្គល និងវាសនា ពិតជាមានកេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះ។ នៅទីនោះ ខ្ញុំប្រទានគ្រប់យ៉ាង—ដល់អ្នកល្អឥតខ្ចោះ ឬសូម្បីតែអ្នកត្រូវបានបោះបង់។
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Purāṇic audience within Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame
Scene: Maṇikarṇikā ghāṭa at dawn: steps descending to the Ganga, sacred fire altars in the distance, Śiva’s unseen presence radiating boons equally to a learned brāhmaṇa and a destitute outcaste, both with folded hands.
FAQs
At Maṇikarṇikā, divine generosity is universal—grace is not restricted by status or worthiness.
Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī (Varanasi).
No single rite is specified; the verse emphasizes the place’s inherent power to bestow blessings and liberation.