Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
जमदग्निश्च संवर्तो मतंगो भरतोंशुमान् । व्यासः कात्यायनः कुत्सः शौनकः सुश्रुतः शुकः
jamadagniśca saṃvarto mataṃgo bharatoṃśumān | vyāsaḥ kātyāyanaḥ kutsaḥ śaunakaḥ suśrutaḥ śukaḥ
ജമദഗ്നിയും സംവർത്തനും, മതംഗനും അംശുമാൻ ഭരതനും; വ്യാസൻ, കാത്യായനൻ, കുത്സൻ, ശൗനകൻ, സുശ്രുതൻ, ശുകൻ—ഈ മുനിമാരും അവിടെ സന്നിഹിതരായിരുന്നു।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (sage-assembly testimony)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand gathering of venerable sages—some with matted locks, some with deer-skins, some with manuscripts—standing on the riverbank and temple courtyards of Kāśī, their presence forming a halo of sanctity around the kṣetra.
FAQs
The greatness of Kāśī is reinforced by the presence of eminent teachers and seers, indicating the city’s role as a universal spiritual refuge.
Kāśī in general, within the Viśveśvara-centered sacred landscape.
None; the verse continues listing revered attendees.