Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
गणावूचतुः । आकर्णय महाप्राज्ञ वर्णयावो यथातथम् । योयं यस्य यथाऽनेन प्रापि ज्योतिष्मतीपुरी
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | ākarṇaya mahāprājña varṇayāvo yathātatham | yoyaṃ yasya yathā'nena prāpi jyotiṣmatīpurī
Para Gaṇa berkata: “Dengarlah, wahai yang maha bijaksana. Kami akan menceritakannya tepat seperti yang berlaku—siapakah dia, milik siapakah dia, dan dengan cara apa dia mencapai kota yang bercahaya, Jyotiṣmatīpurī.”}]}}
Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)
Tirtha: Jyotiṣmatīpurī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivaśarman
Scene: Two gaṇas address a seated sage, gesturing as storytellers; behind them a vision-like glimpse of a luminous city (Jyotiṣmatīpurī) shimmering, suggesting the destination attained by Agni.
FAQs
True understanding comes through attentive listening to trustworthy tradition, which preserves the causes behind spiritual attainments.
Jyotiṣmatīpurī is introduced as a ‘radiant city’; within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative it functions as a sacred destination connected to divine grace.
None; it is a narrative transition into a sacred account (māhātmya-style storytelling).