Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95
ब्रह्मणा हरिणा सार्धं ततोऽगाद्रंगमंडपम् । स्कंद उवाच । श्रुत्वाध्यायमिमं पुण्यं परमानंदकारणम् । नरः परां मुदं प्राप्य कैलासं प्राप्स्यति ध्रुवम्
brahmaṇā hariṇā sārdhaṃ tato'gādraṃgamaṃḍapam | skaṃda uvāca | śrutvādhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ paramānaṃdakāraṇam | naraḥ parāṃ mudaṃ prāpya kailāsaṃ prāpsyati dhruvam
मग तो ब्रह्मा व हरिसह रङ्गमंडपात गेला. स्कंद म्हणाले—परमानंदाचे कारण असलेला हा पुण्य अध्याय ऐकून मनुष्य परम हर्ष पावतो आणि निश्चयाने कैलासास प्राप्त होतो.
Skanda
Tirtha: Raṅgamaṇḍapa (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: Śiva proceeds with Brahmā and Hari to the Raṅgamaṇḍapa; then Skanda delivers the concluding fruit-of-hearing: supreme bliss, great joy, and assured attainment of Kailāsa.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout listening) to sacred Kāśī narratives grants merit, joy, and a Shaiva goal—attainment of Kailāsa.
Kāśī’s sacred pavilions (Raṅgamaṇḍapa/Muktimaṇḍapa context) are central, and Kailāsa is upheld as the transcendent destination.
Hearing/recitation of the chapter (śravaṇa of the adhyāya) is presented as the meritorious practice.