Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 98
तदुत्तरे पांडवानां पंचलिंगानि सन्मुदे । संवर्तेशस्तदग्रे च श्वेतेशस्तस्य पश्चिमे
taduttare pāṃḍavānāṃ paṃcaliṃgāni sanmude | saṃvarteśastadagre ca śveteśastasya paścime
അതിന്റെ വടക്കായി അത്യന്തം ശുഭസ്ഥാനത്ത് പാണ്ഡവരുടെ അഞ്ചു ലിംഗങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട്. മുന്നിൽ സംവർതേശൻ, അതിന്റെ പടിഞ്ഞാറായി ശ്വേതേശൻ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.
Skanda
Tirtha: Pāṇḍava Pañca-liṅga cluster; Saṃvarteśa; Śveteśa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A compact cluster of five liṅga shrines marked as ‘Pāṇḍava’ in a serene courtyard; a frontal shrine labeled Saṃvarteśa and a western shrine labeled Śveteśa; pilgrims trace directions with folded hands.
FAQs
Kāśī is presented as a lived sacred map where devotion is guided through named liṅgas and their precise placement.
The Pāṇḍavas’ five liṅgas, along with Saṃvarteśa and Śveteśa in their described positions in Kāśī.
No specific rite is stated here; the verse primarily provides directional sacred-topography for pilgrimage.