Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
आहूता वस्त्रवदना वदंति द्विजसंनिधौ । जयजीवभगोनाथ स्वामिन्निति हि वादिनः
āhūtā vastravadanā vadaṃti dvijasaṃnidhau | jayajīvabhagonātha svāminniti hi vādinaḥ
आवाहन झाल्यावर ते द्विजांच्या सान्निध्यात लज्जेने आच्छादित मुख करून म्हणतात— “जय! हे जीव-भाग्याचे नाथ, हे स्वामी!”—अशी श्रद्धेने ते वदतात।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: In a Kāśī courtyard near a ghat, devotees with veiled faces stand before seated brāhmaṇas; hands folded, they utter victory-cries and epithets of the Lord with restrained, reverent posture.
FAQs
True holiness in Kāśī is expressed through humility, reverence to Brāhmaṇas, and devotional speech.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a sacred living-space where refined dharmic conduct is praised.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse highlights sādhācāra—modest behavior and respectful address.