Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
सरश्च सुप्रतीकाख्यं तत्पुरो भासते महत् । तत्र स्नात्वा च तल्लिंगं दृष्ट्वा दिक्पतितां लभेत्
saraśca supratīkākhyaṃ tatpuro bhāsate mahat | tatra snātvā ca talliṃgaṃ dṛṣṭvā dikpatitāṃ labhet
त्याच्या समोर सुप्रतीक नावाचं भव्य सरोवर शोभून दिसतं. तेथे स्नान करून आणि त्या लिंगाचं दर्शन घेतल्यास दिक्पतीपद प्राप्त होतं.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Supratīka-saras
Type: kund
Listener: Kāśī-māhātmya audience
Scene: A broad, shining lake with steps; pilgrims bathe at dawn, mist rising; beyond the waterline stands the Supratīkeśvara shrine. A subtle mandala of eight directions glows, hinting at dikpati attainment.
FAQs
Kāśī tīrthas confer not only inner purification but also exalted honor and authority, symbolized by dikpati status.
Supratīka-saras (the lake) and the associated liṅga (Supratīkeśvara) in Kāśī.
Snāna in Supratīka-saras and darśana of the liṅga.