Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
अंबिकोवाच । अस्य पीठस्य माहात्म्यं महादेव महेश्वर । तिरश्चामपि यज्जातं ज्ञानं संसारमोचनम्
aṃbikovāca | asya pīṭhasya māhātmyaṃ mahādeva maheśvara | tiraścāmapi yajjātaṃ jñānaṃ saṃsāramocanam
അംബിക പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മഹാദേവാ, ഹേ മഹേശ്വരാ! ഈ പുണ്യപീഠത്തിന്റെ മഹാത്മ്യം എനിക്കു പറയുക; ഇതിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ തിര്യക്യോനികളിലും സംസാരമോചക ജ്ഞാനം ഉദിക്കുന്നു।
Ambikā (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Dharma-pīṭha (near Dharmeśvara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages (frame); within the verse: Ambikā addressing Mahādeva
Scene: Ambikā, seated or standing in reverent inquiry before Mahādeva, gestures toward a sacred ‘pīṭha’ precinct; the atmosphere suggests a liminal spot where even animals are depicted listening, hinting at universal awakening.
FAQs
A truly sanctified place (pīṭha) can awaken liberating knowledge (jñāna) beyond human boundaries, showing the universal reach of dharma and grace.
A particular pīṭha in Kāśī (named and detailed in the surrounding passage), whose power is described as saṃsāra-mocana.
None directly; the verse introduces inquiry into the pīṭha’s māhātmya (glory) and its liberating effect.