Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
वृषेश्वरादुदीच्यां तु गंधर्वेश्वरसंज्ञितम् । गंधर्वकुण्डं तत्प्राच्यां तत्र स्नात्वा नरोत्तमः
vṛṣeśvarādudīcyāṃ tu gaṃdharveśvarasaṃjñitam | gaṃdharvakuṇḍaṃ tatprācyāṃ tatra snātvā narottamaḥ
वृषेश्वराच्या उत्तरेस ‘गंधर्वेश्वर’ नावाचे पुण्यस्थान आहे आणि त्याच्या पूर्वेस गंधर्व-कुंड आहे. तेथे स्नान केल्याने उत्तम पुरुष पवित्र होऊन त्या तीर्थाचे प्रशंसित फल प्राप्त करण्यास पात्र होतो.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Gandharva-kuṇḍa (at Gandharveśvara)
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim approaches a small kuṇḍa east of a liṅga-shrine; the shrine stands amid Kāśī lanes, with subtle celestial musicians (Gandharvas) suggested in the sky; water glints as a purifying medium.
FAQs
Kāśī’s sanctity is mapped through precise sacred landmarks; approaching them with reverence and bathing at the tīrtha is presented as a direct means of purification and merit.
Gandharva-kuṇḍa, located east of Gandharveśvara, north of Vṛṣeśvara in Kāśī.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Gandharva-kuṇḍa.