Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
दंडपाणेः समुद्भूतिर्ज्ञानवाप्युद्भवस्ततः । आख्यानं च कलावत्याः सदाचारस्ततः परम्
daṃḍapāṇeḥ samudbhūtirjñānavāpyudbhavastataḥ | ākhyānaṃ ca kalāvatyāḥ sadācārastataḥ param
അതിനുശേഷം ദണ്ഡപാണിയുടെ ഉദ്ഭവവൃത്താന്തം, തുടർന്ന് ജ്ഞാനവാപിയുടെ ഉദ്ഭവകഥ; കലാവതിയുടെ ആഖ്യാനം, പിന്നെ സദാചാരോപദേശം വരുന്നു।
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting)
Tirtha: Jñānavāpī; Daṇḍapāṇi (Kāśī kṣetrapāla aspect)
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: A Kāśī street-to-ghāṭa sequence: Daṇḍapāṇi arises as a guardian holding staff; the sacred well Jñānavāpī appears as a luminous water-source; Kalāvatī’s story unfolds as a moral vignette; sages teach sadācāra to attentive listeners.
FAQs
Kāśī’s sacred places are linked to dharma: tīrtha-origins and local deities lead into practical guidance on right conduct.
Jñānavāpī in Kāśī, alongside the local guardian tradition associated with Daṇḍapāṇi.
No specific rite is detailed here; the emphasis is on sadācāra—ethical discipline as a religious practice.