Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
यदाहुस्तारकं ज्ञानं यदाहुरतिनिर्मलम् । स्वात्मारामं यदाहुश्च तत्तत्रांते दिशाम्यहम्
yadāhustārakaṃ jñānaṃ yadāhuratinirmalam | svātmārāmaṃ yadāhuśca tattatrāṃte diśāmyaham
ज्या ज्ञानाला ते ‘तारक’ म्हणतात, जे अतिशय निर्मळ म्हणतात, आणि जे स्वात्माराम—आत्म्यातच रमण करणारे—असे सांगतात, ते मी तेथे अंतिम परिपाकात प्रकट करतो।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Tāraka-jñāna revelation)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Seekers/pilgrims within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative frame
Scene: Śiva as compassionate teacher revealing a subtle ‘tāraka’ light/word to a departing soul or to a meditating seeker in Kāśī; the river and cremation-ghāṭ silhouette in the distance.
FAQs
Liberation is linked to ‘tāraka’ knowledge—pure, self-abiding realization that ferries the soul beyond saṃsāra.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting where this tāraka knowledge is disclosed.
No specific rite is named; the verse highlights the liberating power of jñāna (spiritual knowledge).