Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
श्रुति स्मृति पुराणं च विद्योपनिषदस्तथा । श्लोकाः मंत्राणि भाष्याणि यच्चान्यद्वाङ्मयं क्वचित्
śruti smṛti purāṇaṃ ca vidyopaniṣadastathā | ślokāḥ maṃtrāṇi bhāṣyāṇi yaccānyadvāṅmayaṃ kvacit
ശ്രുതി, സ്മൃതി, പുരാണങ്ങൾ; വിദ്യകളും ഉപനിഷത്തുകളും; ശ്ലോകങ്ങൾ, മന്ത്രങ്ങൾ, ഭാഷ്യങ്ങൾ, കൂടാതെ എവിടെയെങ്കിലും ഉള്ള മറ്റു വാങ്മയവും—
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A scholarly assembly in Kāśī: palm-leaf manuscripts, a teacher reciting, students listening; behind them, a temple spire and the Ganga; visual motifs of Veda, Upaniṣad, Purāṇa as stacked manuscripts.
FAQs
All forms of sacred knowledge—revelation, tradition, Purāṇic lore, and commentary—are acknowledged as part of the spiritual treasury.
Within Kāśī-khaṇḍa, the mention supports Kāśī’s identity as a supreme seat of learning and liberation.
No specific rite; it gestures toward study, recitation, and engagement with sacred literature.