Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12
श्री विश्वेश्वर उवाच । न क्षांतं हि तपोत्युग्रमेतदन्याभिरीदृशम् । पुराऽबलाभिस्तस्माद्वो नाम नक्षत्रमत्र वै
śrī viśveśvara uvāca | na kṣāṃtaṃ hi tapotyugrametadanyābhirīdṛśam | purā'balābhistasmādvo nāma nakṣatramatra vai
Śrī Viśveśvara bersabda: “Tapa yang teramat keras seperti ini belum pernah ditanggung oleh wanita lain seperti kamu pada masa dahulu. Oleh itu, di sini sesungguhnya nama kamu akan menjadi ‘Nakṣatra’.”
Śrī Viśveśvara (Śiva of Kāśī)
Tirtha: Nakṣatreśvara / Nakṣatra-nāma (charter within Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devotees/ascetics in the narrative; and the text’s audience
Scene: Viśveśvara speaks with solemn compassion and astonishment, acknowledging the unmatched intensity of the women’s austerity; a luminous aura surrounds him as the word ‘Nakṣatra’ is conferred like a blessing, almost forming star-like motifs in the air.
FAQs
Exceptional tapas transforms identity; the Lord publicly recognizes and sanctifies spiritual achievement.
Kāśī, the domain of Viśveśvara, where spiritual deeds are memorialized through sacred naming and site-linked legends.
None directly; the verse is a divine commendation and a conferment of sacred designation.