Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
शिवलोकमवाप्नोति भावितेनांतरात्मना । तन्नैरृते च शूलेशो द्रष्टव्यश्च प्रयत्नतः
śivalokamavāpnoti bhāvitenāṃtarātmanā | tannairṛte ca śūleśo draṣṭavyaśca prayatnataḥ
भावित व भक्तिभावाने परिष्कृत अंतःकरण असलेला पुरुष शिवलोक प्राप्त करतो. त्याच्या नैऋत्य (दक्षिण-पश्चिम) दिशेस शूलेशाचेही प्रयत्नपूर्वक दर्शन करावे.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Śūleśa / Śūleśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim with folded hands, mind inwardly composed, walks through Kāśī lanes toward a Śiva shrine marked by a trident emblem; the southwest direction is subtly indicated by the sun’s angle and cityscape.
FAQs
Outer pilgrimage bears full fruit when paired with inner cultivation; together they lead toward Śiva’s realm.
Śūleśa, located to the southwest in the described Kāśī sacred layout.
Darśana: an instruction to intentionally visit and see Śūleśa.