Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
देवदेव उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि कथां पातकनाशिनीम् । विश्वकर्मेश लिंगस्य प्रादुर्भावं मनोहरम्
devadeva uvāca | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi kathāṃ pātakanāśinīm | viśvakarmeśa liṃgasya prādurbhāvaṃ manoharam
ദേവദേവൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവീ, കേൾക്കുക; പാപനാശിനിയായ കഥ ഞാൻ പറയുന്നു—വിശ്വകർമ്മേശ ലിംഗത്തിന്റെ മനോഹര പ്രാദുർഭാവം।
Śiva (Devadeva)
Tirtha: Viśvakarmēśvara-liṅga (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (Devī)
Scene: Śiva turns toward Pārvatī with a reassuring gesture, promising a sin-destroying, delightful account of the manifestation of Viśvakarmēśvara; the atmosphere is calm, luminous, and temple-like.
FAQs
Hearing the māhātmya (sacred account) itself is purifying; divine narratives are treated as vehicles of inner cleansing.
The Viśvakarmeśa/Viśvakarmeśvara liṅga associated with Kāśī.
Śravaṇa (devout listening) of the kathā is implied as a purifying practice.