Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95
ब्रह्मणा हरिणा सार्धं ततोऽगाद्रंगमंडपम् । स्कंद उवाच । श्रुत्वाध्यायमिमं पुण्यं परमानंदकारणम् । नरः परां मुदं प्राप्य कैलासं प्राप्स्यति ध्रुवम्
brahmaṇā hariṇā sārdhaṃ tato'gādraṃgamaṃḍapam | skaṃda uvāca | śrutvādhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ paramānaṃdakāraṇam | naraḥ parāṃ mudaṃ prāpya kailāsaṃ prāpsyati dhruvam
ನಂತರ ಅವರು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನೂ ಹರಿಯೂ ಜೊತೆಯಾಗಿ ರಂಗಮಂಡಪಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದರು. ಸ್ಕಂದನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಪರಮಾನಂದಕಾರಣವಾದ ಈ ಪುಣ್ಯ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದವನು ಪರಮ ಹರ್ಷವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಕೈಲಾಸವನ್ನು ಸೇರುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Skanda
Tirtha: Raṅgamaṇḍapa (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: Śiva proceeds with Brahmā and Hari to the Raṅgamaṇḍapa; then Skanda delivers the concluding fruit-of-hearing: supreme bliss, great joy, and assured attainment of Kailāsa.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout listening) to sacred Kāśī narratives grants merit, joy, and a Shaiva goal—attainment of Kailāsa.
Kāśī’s sacred pavilions (Raṅgamaṇḍapa/Muktimaṇḍapa context) are central, and Kailāsa is upheld as the transcendent destination.
Hearing/recitation of the chapter (śravaṇa of the adhyāya) is presented as the meritorious practice.