Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
अतएव पुराणेषु गाथेति परिगीयते । स्फुटार्थात्र पुराणज्ञैर्ज्ञात्वा तत्त्वं पिनाकिनः
ataeva purāṇeṣu gātheti parigīyate | sphuṭārthātra purāṇajñairjñātvā tattvaṃ pinākinaḥ
ਇਸੇ ਕਰਕੇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ‘ਗਾਥਾ’ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਗਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇੱਥੇ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਹੈ—ਪੁਰਾਣ-ਵਿਦਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਪਿਨਾਕੀਨ (ਸ਼ਿਵ) ਦੇ ਤੱਤ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਹੈ।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned Purāṇa-knower points to a written gāthā while gesturing toward Kāśī’s landscape; above, a subtle icon of Pinākin (Śiva with bow/Pināka) signifies the governing principle behind the kṣetra’s marvels.
FAQs
Purāṇic teachings are preserved as authoritative ‘gāthās’; understanding Śiva’s principle clarifies their intent.
Kāśī-kṣetra indirectly, as the surrounding passage frames these verses within Kāśī’s mahatmya and Śiva-centric theology.
None; the verse emphasizes scriptural authority and correct understanding of Śiva-tattva.