Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65
मम कर्णात्पपातेयं यदा च मणिकर्णिका । तदाप्रभृति लोकेऽत्र ख्यातास्तु मणिकर्णिका
mama karṇātpapāteyaṃ yadā ca maṇikarṇikā | tadāprabhṛti loke'tra khyātāstu maṇikarṇikā
Tatkala Māṇikarṇikā ini jatuh dari telingaku, sejak saat itu di dunia ini ia pun masyhur dengan nama Māṇikarṇikā.
Śiva (deduced; first-person ‘mama’ in etiological naming)
Tirtha: Māṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Viṣṇu
Scene: Narrative tableau showing the moment of the ornament’s fall and the subsequent emergence of the place’s renown—pilgrims and sages pointing toward the ghat as the name Māṇikarṇikā spreads.
FAQs
Divine events imprint sanctity onto places, making them perpetual supports for faith, pilgrimage, and liberation.
Māṇikarṇikā in Kāśī.
No ritual is specified; the focus is on the tīrtha’s naming and enduring renown.