Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
ततो वै सोमनाथं च वाराहं च ततो व्रजेत् । ब्रह्मेश्वरं ततो नत्वा नत्वागस्तीश्वरं ततः
tato vai somanāthaṃ ca vārāhaṃ ca tato vrajet | brahmeśvaraṃ tato natvā natvāgastīśvaraṃ tataḥ
បន្ទាប់មក ពិតប្រាកដ គួរទៅកាន់ សោមនាថ ហើយបន្តទៅកាន់ វារាហា។ បន្ទាប់ពីនោះ ក្រាបបង្គំ ប្រាហ្មេឝ្វរា ហើយបន្ទាប់ទៀត ក្រាបបង្គំ អគស្តីឝ្វរា។
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Somanātha; Vārāha; Brahmeśvara; Agastīśvara (Antargṛha nodes)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim continues through Kāśī: a moon-crested Śiva-liṅga shrine (Somanātha), a strong Vārāha image lifting the earth, a liṅga with Brahmā iconography nearby (Brahmeśvara), and a serene Agastīśvara shrine with sage motifs (water-pot, staff) carved on pillars.
FAQs
The Kāśī yātrā is a disciplined sequence of reverence, integrating multiple divine forms into a single purifying path.
Somanātha, Vārāha, Brahmeśvara, and Agastīśvara—recognized stations in Kāśī’s pilgrimage geography.
Proceed in order and bow at each shrine: Somanātha → Vārāha → Brahmeśvara → Agastīśvara.