Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
स्कंद उवाच । अन्यच्च शृणु विप्रेंद्र वृत्तातं तत्र संभवम् । महाश्चर्यप्रजननं महापातकहारि च
skaṃda uvāca | anyacca śṛṇu vipreṃdra vṛttātaṃ tatra saṃbhavam | mahāścaryaprajananaṃ mahāpātakahāri ca
Skanda bersabda: Wahai yang terbaik antara para Brahmin, dengarkan lagi satu riwayat yang berlaku di sana—yang menimbulkan keajaiban besar dan juga menghapus dosa-dosa berat.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (episode introduction)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viprendra (best of Brahmins)
Scene: Skanda as luminous teacher addressing a seated Brahmin sage; the setting suggests Kāśī—temple spires, ghats, and a manuscript or rosary; the moment is the opening of a new wondrous episode.
FAQs
Kāśī’s sacred narratives are framed as spiritually efficacious—capable of dissolving even major sins and awakening awe toward dharma.
The phrase ‘there’ refers back to the Kāśī setting established in the preceding adhyāya; the episode continues Kāśī’s māhātmya.
Listening (śravaṇa) to the account is the implied practice; no separate vow or bath is specified here.