Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
विपन्नो यत्र वै जंतुः प्राप्यापि शवतां स्फुटम् । न पूतिगंधमाप्नो ति समुच्छ्रयति न क्वचित्
vipanno yatra vai jaṃtuḥ prāpyāpi śavatāṃ sphuṭam | na pūtigaṃdhamāpno ti samucchrayati na kvacit
त्या स्थानी प्राणी मरण पावून स्पष्टपणे शव झाला तरी दुर्गंध येत नाही, आणि कुठेही कुजून फुगत नाही.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa discourse, often Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Avantī/Ujjayinī (Mahākālapurī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis
Scene: A quiet cremation-ground edge or deathbed scene within the sacred city: a body lies serene, uncorrupted, surrounded by calm devotees and Śaiva symbols; the air is fragrant, not foul; a subtle divine light indicates sanctity.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s sanctity is portrayed as overpowering impurity, symbolizing liberation from sin and decay.
The surrounding verses point to Avantī/Ujjayinī, the Mahākāla kṣetra.
None; it is a māhātmya-style description of the kṣetra’s extraordinary purity.