Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
अहोरूपमहो तेजस्त्वहो सर्वांगलक्षणम् । अहो शुचिष्मतीभाग्यमाविरासीत्स्वयं हरः
ahorūpamaho tejastvaho sarvāṃgalakṣaṇam | aho śuciṣmatībhāgyamāvirāsītsvayaṃ haraḥ
അഹോ, എത്ര മനോഹരമായ രൂപം! അഹോ, എത്ര തേജസ്! അഹോ, സർവ്വാംഗങ്ങളിലും പൂർണ്ണ മംഗളലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ! അഹോ, ഈ ശുദ്ധ ദീപ്തിമയ ഭാഗ്യം—സ്വയം ഹരൻ (ശിവൻ) പ്രത്യക്ഷനായിരിക്കുന്നു!
Skanda (narrating; exclamatory praise voiced by devotees/attendants—contextual)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sudden epiphany: Śiva appears in person, radiant tejas flooding the scene; devotees exclaim at his perfect auspicious marks; the atmosphere is pure, luminous, and still, with Kāśī’s ghāṭa silhouettes faintly behind.
FAQs
Divine grace culminates in darśana—Śiva’s direct manifestation is celebrated as the highest auspiciousness and purity.
Kāśī is implied through the Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame; the verse emphasizes Śiva’s appearance rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse records devotional praise at the moment of Śiva’s manifestation.