Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
अमृतेश्वर संस्पर्शान्मृता जीवंति तत्क्षणात् । अमृतत्वं भजंतेऽत्र जीवंतः स्पर्शमात्रतः
amṛteśvara saṃsparśānmṛtā jīvaṃti tatkṣaṇāt | amṛtatvaṃ bhajaṃte'tra jīvaṃtaḥ sparśamātrataḥ
अमृतेश्वराच्या स्पर्शाने मृतही तत्क्षणी जिवंत होतात; आणि जिवंतही येथे केवळ स्पर्शमात्राने अमृतत्व प्राप्त करतात।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Amṛteśvara
Type: temple
Scene: At an Amṛteśvara shrine, a devotee touches the liṅga; a pale, lifeless figure behind is shown rising with returning breath, while nectar-like light flows from the liṅga, transforming the scene into luminous serenity.
FAQs
Śiva’s presence in Kāśī is portrayed as life-restoring and death-transcending—pointing to liberation beyond mortality.
The Amṛteśvara shrine in Kāśī.
Sparśa—reverential contact/touch associated with Amṛteśvara, implying darśana and devotional approach.