Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
मुक्तिस्थानान्यनेकानि कृतस्तत्रापिनिर्णयः । तानि ते कथयाम्यत्र दत्तचित्ता भव क्षणम्
muktisthānānyanekāni kṛtastatrāpinirṇayaḥ | tāni te kathayāmyatra dattacittā bhava kṣaṇam
Banyaklah tempat yang menganugerahkan mokṣa, dan penentuannya juga telah diputuskan di sana. Kini aku akan menyebutkannya kepadamu di sini—berilah perhatian seketika, dengan hati dan fikiran tertumpu sepenuhnya.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Listener: Likely Pārvatī (common Kāśīkhaṇḍa interlocutor) or a sage-assembly in the frame
Scene: A calm teaching scene: the narrator pauses, asking the listener to be attentive, before unveiling a sacred map of liberation-places.
FAQs
Liberation is associated with specific sacred locales, and their tradition-based classification is to be received with focused attention and faith.
No single tīrtha is named yet; the verse introduces an upcoming catalog of renowned muktisthānas.
A mental discipline is implied: listen attentively (dattacittā) to the teaching on tīrthas and their fruits.