Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
कथमेषा त्रिलोकीड्या गीयते मणिकर्णिका । तत्रासीत्किं पुरास्वामिन्यदा नामरनिम्नगा
kathameṣā trilokīḍyā gīyate maṇikarṇikā | tatrāsītkiṃ purāsvāminyadā nāmaranimnagā
Bagaimanakah Maṇikarṇikā dipuji dan dinyanyikan sebagai masyhur di tiga loka? Dan wahai Tuan, pada zaman purba—ketika sungai itu mula dikenali dengan nama—apakah yang ada di sana?
Agastya (deduced; continuing questions)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Scene: Inquiry about Maṇikarṇikā’s tri-loka fame and the ancient naming of the river: a vista of the ghāṭa with sacred fires, priests, pilgrims, and the Gaṅgā shimmering—balanced between awe and solemnity.
FAQs
The verse elevates a specific Kāśī site—Maṇikarṇikā—as cosmically significant, inviting a mythic explanation of its sanctity.
Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī, famed as a supreme tīrtha/ghāṭa in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa tradition.
None directly; it is an inquiry into the site’s fame and primeval background.