Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91
धर्मेशात्पश्चिमे भागे विश्वेश्वरांतरेपि वा । धर्मवापीति विख्याता स्वर्गसोपानदायिनी
dharmeśātpaścime bhāge viśveśvarāṃtarepi vā | dharmavāpīti vikhyātā svargasopānadāyinī
धर्मेशाच्या पश्चिम भागी, किंवा विश्वेश्वराच्या प्रांगणातही, ‘धर्मवापी’ नावाची प्रसिद्ध पवित्र वापी आहे; ती स्वर्गारोहणाची सोपान-प्राप्ती घडविते।
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa continuing the account)
Tirtha: Dharmavāpī
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: A sacred well/pool (vāpī) nestled in the dense lanes of Kāśī, with a small shrine-marker; pilgrims approach from the west of Dharmeśa toward Viśveśvara precincts, carrying lotas; the water is depicted as luminous, symbolizing a ‘stairway to heaven’.
FAQs
Sacred geography matters in Purāṇic dharma: approaching a consecrated tīrtha with faith becomes a direct means to upliftment and higher worlds.
Dharmavāpī, located west of Dharmeśa or within the precincts of Viśveśvara.
No explicit ritual is stated here; the verse primarily identifies the location and its heaven-leading merit.