Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
तत्र स्नानादिकं कृत्वा दृष्ट्वा चैवादिकेशवम् । पंचरात्रं ततः कृत्वा वैष्णवैरभिनंदितः
tatra snānādikaṃ kṛtvā dṛṣṭvā caivādikeśavam | paṃcarātraṃ tataḥ kṛtvā vaiṣṇavairabhinaṃditaḥ
അവിടെ സ്നാനാദി ആചാരങ്ങൾ നിർവ്വഹിച്ചു ആദികേശവന്റെ ദർശനം നേടി, തുടർന്ന് പഞ്ചരാത്ര വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചു; വൈഷ്ണവർ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ അഭിനന്ദിച്ചു.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Ādikeśava (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Vyāsa completes snāna and related rites, then stands before Ādikeśava in a temple sanctum; over subsequent days he observes Pañcarātra discipline while local Vaiṣṇavas greet and honor him with respectful gestures and offerings.
FAQs
Kāśī harmonizes diverse paths—Śaiva sacred geography also hosts powerful Vaiṣṇava darśana and disciplined observances.
Ādikeśava in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), a major Vaiṣṇava sacred focus within the Kāśī-kṣetra.
Snāna and allied rites, darśana of Ādikeśava, and performance of a Pañcarātra (five-night) observance.