Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
विधाय च द्राक्स हि पंचतीर्थिकां विश्वेशमाराध्य ततो यथास्वम् । पुनःपुनर्वीक्ष्यपुरीं पुरारेरिदं मयालोकिनवेति विस्मितः
vidhāya ca drāksa hi paṃcatīrthikāṃ viśveśamārādhya tato yathāsvam | punaḥpunarvīkṣyapurīṃ purāreridaṃ mayālokinaveti vismitaḥ
त्वरित पंचतीर्थ-विधान करून, यथाविधी विश्वेश्वराची आराधना केली; मग पुरारि (शिव) यांच्या पुरीकडे पुन्हा पुन्हा पाहून तो विस्मित झाला—‘हे मी खरोखर पाहिले काय!’
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Pañcatīrtha (Kāśī) and Viśveśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: After completing a five-tīrtha circuit, the pilgrim stands before Viśveśvara’s sanctum, offering flowers and lamp; then he turns, repeatedly gazing at Kāśī’s skyline—spires, ghats, and the river—overwhelmed by wonder.
FAQs
Kāśī is approached through disciplined pilgrimage (tīrtha-rounds) culminating in devotion to Viśveśvara.
Viśveśvara (Kāśī Viśvanātha) and the pañca-tīrtha circuit within Kāśī.
Performing pañcatīrthikā and then worshiping Viśveśvara according to proper rule (yathāsvam).