Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
इह स्वयं समायातो रुद्रो रुद्रमहालयात् । यस्य दर्शनतो यांति रुद्रलोके नराः स्फुटम्
iha svayaṃ samāyāto rudro rudramahālayāt | yasya darśanato yāṃti rudraloke narāḥ sphuṭam
Di sini Rudra sendiri telah datang dari mahakediaman Rudra. Dengan melihat-Nya (dalam rupa/tempat ini) sahaja, manusia dengan nyata mencapai Rudraloka, alam Rudra.
Skanda
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka-like audience/pilgrims (implied)
Scene: Rudra’s presence is felt as a theophany: a liṅga or icon radiating; the air shimmers; devotees look up in awe as if the great abode has opened into Kāśī.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a direct epiphany-zone of Rudra where darśana itself becomes a vehicle to Rudra’s realm.
A Rudra-manifest spot in Kāśī where Rudra is said to have ‘come’ and is accessible through darśana.
No explicit ritual; the verse stresses the salvific power of darśana.