Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65
ततो मनःप्रकामेशं प्रीतिकेशमथो व्रजेत् । मदालसेश्वरं तस्मात्तिलपर्णेश्वरं ततः
tato manaḥprakāmeśaṃ prītikeśamatho vrajet | madālaseśvaraṃ tasmāttilaparṇeśvaraṃ tataḥ
പിന്നീട് മനഃപ്രകാമേശനെയും പ്രീതികേശനെയും സമീപിക്കണം. അവിടെ നിന്ന് മദാലസേശ്വരനിലേക്കും, തുടർന്ന് തിലപർണേശ്വരനിലേക്കും പോകണം.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Manaḥprakāmeśa–Tilaparṇeśvara segment of the eleven-liṅga yātrā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A quieter stretch of the yātrā: pilgrims pause in small sanctums, offering bilva and lamps; the atmosphere turns inward, emphasizing mind and affection suggested by the liṅga names.
FAQs
Devotion in Kāśī is practiced through movement—visiting multiple liṅgas as a unified act of worship.
The Śiva shrines named Manaḥprakāmeśa, Prītikeśa, Madālaseśvara, and Tilaparṇeśvara in Kāśī.
A prescribed sequence of visits (vrajet) to particular Kāśī-liṅgas.