Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
वरिवस्यंति भूयोपि त्रिकालं काशिदेवताः । सर्वत्र सर्वे विद्वांसः समर्च्यंते मनोरथैः
varivasyaṃti bhūyopi trikālaṃ kāśidevatāḥ | sarvatra sarve vidvāṃsaḥ samarcyaṃte manorathaiḥ
पुन्हा पुन्हा, दिवसातील त्रिकाळ काशीदेवतांची भक्तिभावाने आराधना होते. सर्वत्र सर्व विद्वानांचा त्यांच्या मनोरथानुसार यथोचित सन्मान केला जातो.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bustling Kāśī streetscape at dawn, noon, and dusk: temple bells, lamps, and offerings; scholars and sādhus being respectfully received with seats, water, and gifts; shrines at every turn.
FAQs
A sacred city thrives on regular worship and the honoring of wisdom—devotion and learning together sustain dharma.
Kāśī, characterized by constant devotion to its deities and reverence for learned people.
Trikāla worship—reverent pūjā performed three times daily.