Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95
तैः सुराः पूजिताः सर्वे ब्रह्मविष्णुमुखा मखैः । यैः स्वर्णकुसुमैरत्नैरर्चिता मणिकर्णिका
taiḥ surāḥ pūjitāḥ sarve brahmaviṣṇumukhā makhaiḥ | yaiḥ svarṇakusumairatnairarcitā maṇikarṇikā
സ്വർണ്ണപുഷ്പങ്ങളും രത്നങ്ങളും കൊണ്ട് മണികർണികയെ അർച്ചിച്ചവർ, യജ്ഞങ്ങളാൽ ബ്രഹ്മാ-വിഷ്ണുപ്രമുഖമായ സർവ്വദേവന്മാരെയും പൂജിച്ചവരാകുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue convention)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Audience within Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration
Scene: Devotees offering golden lotuses and jewel-like offerings at the ghāṭa shrine; above, a celestial assembly of Brahmā and Viṣṇu receiving the worship’s essence, indicating yajña-equivalence.
FAQs
Honoring a supreme sacred locus is depicted as encompassing broad divine worship and sacrificial merit.
Maṇikarṇikā of Kāśī.
Arcana (worship) with offerings such as flowers (even gold) and jewels; sacrifices (makha) are referenced comparatively.