Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11
कथमेषा त्रयी स्कंद प्राप्यते नियतं नरैः । तिष्ये युगे विशेषेण नितरां चंचलेंद्रियैः
kathameṣā trayī skaṃda prāpyate niyataṃ naraiḥ | tiṣye yuge viśeṣeṇa nitarāṃ caṃcaleṃdriyaiḥ
ഹേ സ്കന്ദാ! ഈ ത്രയം മനുഷ്യർ ഉറപ്പോടെ എങ്ങനെ പ്രാപിക്കും—വിശേഷിച്ച് തിഷ്യയുഗത്തിൽ, ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങൾ അത്യന്തം ചഞ്ചലമായിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ?
Agastya (deduced; questioning Skanda)
Tirtha: Kāśī-tritaya (Gaṅgā–Viśveśvara–Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: A devotee or sage with folded hands questions Skanda; behind them, Kāśī’s ghāṭas and Viśveśvara temple silhouette; visual emphasis on ‘restless senses’ via swirling motifs around the human figure, contrasted with the calm, steady triad.
FAQs
In an age of distraction, one must ask for a reliable method to reach the liberating power centered in Kāśī’s triad.
Kāśī together with Gaṅgā and Viśveśvara, treated as the core salvific triad.
None yet—this verse is an inquiry that sets up the forthcoming instruction.