Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 85
साम्नो योनिं लये हेतुं साक्षाद्रुद्रस्वरूपिणम् । अथ तत्पुरतो ध्याता व्यधात्स्वनयनातिथिम्
sāmno yoniṃ laye hetuṃ sākṣādrudrasvarūpiṇam | atha tatpurato dhyātā vyadhātsvanayanātithim
Dia melihatnya sebagai rahim Sāman (Sāmaveda), sebab peleburan (laya), dan sebagai rupa Rudra itu sendiri secara langsung. Lalu sang pengamal dhyāna menempatkannya di hadapannya, bagaikan tetamu bagi mata—suatu darśana untuk ditatap.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame; not explicit in verse)
Scene: A tapasvin-meditator beholds a luminous Rudra-principle, felt as the womb of Sāman and the cause of dissolution; he ‘places’ the vision before his eyes like an honored guest.
FAQs
Dissolution (laya) is not mere negation but a divine function identified with Rudra and sacred sound (Sāman).
Kāśī is the overarching locus where such Rudra-centered sound-metaphysics is taught in the Skanda Purāṇa.
No explicit rite; the emphasis is on contemplative ‘darśana’—placing the principle before one’s vision.