Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तत्र यद्वृत्तमद्भुतम् । निशामय महाबुद्धे दमन द्विजसत्तम
anyacca te pravakṣyāmi tatra yadvṛttamadbhutam | niśāmaya mahābuddhe damana dvijasattama
ഇനിയും ഞാൻ പറയാം—അവിടെ സംഭവിച്ച അത്ഭുതമായ ഒരു വൃത്താന്തം. ഹേ മഹാബുദ്ധിയുള്ള ദമന, ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠ, ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ കേൾക്കുക.
Skanda
Tirtha: Varaṇā-taṭa / Oṃkāra-liṅga kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Damana (dvija-sattama)
Scene: A teacher-narrator addressing Damana: two figures seated near a shrine or under a tree by the river; the listener attentive, hands folded, as the narrator gestures to begin a wondrous tale.
FAQs
Sacred places generate sacred narratives; attentive listening (śravaṇa) is framed as a worthy practice for receiving dharmic insight.
The context continues within Kāśī kṣetra, preparing for an additional wondrous account tied to that locale.
No ritual is prescribed; it is an instruction to listen carefully to the forthcoming māhātmya narrative.