Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
कलासु च कृताभ्यासो मन्त्रशास्त्रविचक्षणः । भाषाश्च नाना देशानां लिपीर्ज्ञात्वा विदेशजाः
kalāsu ca kṛtābhyāso mantraśāstravicakṣaṇaḥ | bhāṣāśca nānā deśānāṃ lipīrjñātvā videśajāḥ
കലകളില് അഭ്യാസമുള്ളവന്, മന്ത്രശാസ്ത്രത്തില് പ്രാവീണ്യമുള്ളവന്; പല ദേശങ്ങളുടെ ഭാഷകള് പഠിച്ച് വിദേശലിപികളും അറിഞ്ഞു।
Agastya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmopolitan scholar adept in arts and mantra-science, with scrolls in multiple scripts and maps of regions; the setting hints at Kāśī’s scholarly milieu, foreshadowing a turn from erudition to devotion.
FAQs
The text highlights extraordinary learning to emphasize that true fulfillment still lies in turning the heart toward the Lord and liberation.
None explicitly; the verse is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative setup.
Only a general reference to mantraśāstra expertise; no specific japa, dīkṣā, or vrata is prescribed here.