Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
अविमुक्तेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा ततो विश्वेशमर्चयेत् । एषा यात्रा प्रयत्नेन कर्तव्या क्षेत्रवासिना
avimukteśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā tato viśveśamarcayet | eṣā yātrā prayatnena kartavyā kṣetravāsinā
अविमुक्तेश्वराचे दर्शन घेऊन नंतर विश्वेश्वराची पूजा करावी. क्षेत्रात (काशीत) राहणाऱ्यांनी ही यात्रा प्रयत्नपूर्वक केली पाहिजे.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly as Skanda teaching Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukteśvara–Viśveśa yātrā (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Kāśī-vāsī pilgrim, with folded hands and offerings, first stands before Avimukteśvara-liṅga, then proceeds through narrow lanes to Viśveśa for arcana; lamps, bilva leaves, and Gaṅgā’s presence implied.
FAQs
Living in Kāśī carries a dharmic responsibility: consistent darśana and worship of the city’s central Śiva forms.
Avimukteśvara and Viśveśa/Viśvanātha—key Śiva centers within Avimukta Kāśī.
Darśana of Avimukteśvara followed by arcana of Viśveśa; the yātrā is obligatory for kṣetra-residents.