Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
चिंतयन्निति देवेशो गणानारहूय भूरिशः । प्रेषयामास भो यात क्षिप्रं वाराणसीं पुरीम्
ciṃtayanniti deveśo gaṇānārahūya bhūriśaḥ | preṣayāmāsa bho yāta kṣipraṃ vārāṇasīṃ purīm
ഇങ്ങനെ ചിന്തിച്ച ദേവേശൻ, മഹാബലവാൻ, ഗണങ്ങളെ വിളിച്ചു അയച്ചു; “പോകുവിൻ, വേഗം വാരാണസീ നഗരത്തിലേക്ക്” എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു।
Narrator (within Skanda-to-Agastya frame, attributed to Skanda)
Tirtha: Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Lord of gods, after reflection, summons his gaṇas and orders them to go swiftly to Vārāṇasī; a court-like divine assembly with attendants poised for departure.
FAQs
Kāśī is governed by Śiva’s direct oversight; divine action is swift when dharma and the sacred city are involved.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī), presented as the urgent focal point of Śiva’s command.
None; it establishes narrative movement toward Kāśī, the premier tīrtha of liberation.