Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
पृष्टौ तेन च तौ तत्र तां पुरीं प्रददर्शतुः । द्विजेन द्विजवर्याय गणवर्यौ शुचिस्मिते
pṛṣṭau tena ca tau tatra tāṃ purīṃ pradadarśatuḥ | dvijena dvijavaryāya gaṇavaryau śucismite
അവൻ അവിടെ ചോദിച്ചപ്പോൾ, ആ രണ്ടുപേരും അവനു ആ പുരി കാണിച്ചു—ഒരു ദ്വിജൻ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠനോട്; ഹേ ശുചിസ്മിതേ, അവർ ഗണശ്രേഷ്ഠരായിരുന്നു।
Agastya (continued narration; vocative suggests addressing Lopāmudrā)
Tirtha: Śivaśarmā-purī (Sūrya-purī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Lopāmudrā
Scene: Two radiant gaṇas respectfully indicate the direction of the luminous city to a foremost brāhmaṇa; the narration addresses Lopāmudrā with affectionate honorific ‘śuci-smite’.
FAQs
Sincere inquiry (praśna) and worthiness invite guidance; divine attendants reveal higher realities to the qualified.
The narrative continues the revelation of the radiant Saura city previously mentioned.
None; the verse emphasizes inquiry and revelation rather than a specific rite.