Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
क्रमेण प्रेषयिष्यामि योस्ति मे स्वपरिच्छदः । तत्र सर्वेषु यातेषु ततो यास्याम्यहं पुनः
krameṇa preṣayiṣyāmi yosti me svaparicchadaḥ | tatra sarveṣu yāteṣu tato yāsyāmyahaṃ punaḥ
Aku akan mengutus secara berperingkat mereka yang merupakan rombongan dan kelengkapanku sendiri; apabila semuanya telah pergi ke sana, barulah aku juga akan pergi semula.
Śiva (Sthāṇu), reported by Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva plans to send his own retinue in sequence to Kāśī; after all have gone, he will go again—emphasizing staged movement and purposeful return.
FAQs
The sanctity of Kāśī is presented as intentionally established—Śiva orders and installs his retinue, then confirms his own presence.
Kāśī/Vārāṇasī is the implied destination ‘there’ where Śiva’s attendants are sent.
None; the verse narrates Śiva’s plan and sequence of sending his attendants.