Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
अगस्त्य उवाच । धर्मतीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं कीदृग्देवेन शंभुना । स्कंद देव्यै समाख्यातं तदाख्याहि कृपां कुरु
agastya uvāca | dharmatīrthasya māhātmyaṃ kīdṛgdevena śaṃbhunā | skaṃda devyai samākhyātaṃ tadākhyāhi kṛpāṃ kuru
ଅଗସ୍ତ୍ୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ ସ୍କନ୍ଦ, ଧର୍ମତୀର୍ଥର ମାହାତ୍ମ୍ୟ ଭଗବାନ ଶମ୍ଭୁ ଦେବୀଙ୍କୁ କିପରି କହିଥିଲେ? କୃପାକରି ସେହି ବୃତ୍ତାନ୍ତ କହ।
Agastya
Tirtha: Dharmatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Skanda
Scene: Agastya, austere and radiant, seated in a hermitage setting, hands folded, addressing youthful Skanda; the question is about Dharmatīrtha’s greatness as told by Śambhu to Devī—suggesting a layered narrative scroll behind them.
FAQs
Approaching a realized teacher with humility and inquiry is the doorway to understanding tīrtha-māhātmya and dharma.
Dharmatīrtha in the Kāśī-kṣetra tradition is introduced as the subject of praise.
No ritual is prescribed here; it initiates the teaching by requesting the tīrtha’s māhātmya.