Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 85
तत्र लब्धं मयैश्वर्यमविनाशि महत्तरम् । चक्रपुष्करिणी चैव ख्याताभून्मणिकर्णिका
tatra labdhaṃ mayaiśvaryamavināśi mahattaram | cakrapuṣkariṇī caiva khyātābhūnmaṇikarṇikā
Ali alcancei uma soberania muito maior, imperecível. E a própria Cakrapuṣkariṇī tornou-se célebre como Maṇikarṇikā.
Skanda
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā (formerly stated as Cakrapuṣkariṇī)
Type: ghat
Scene: A reveal scene: the pond/tīrtha is shown with a name-banner transformation—Cakrapuṣkariṇī becoming Maṇikarṇikā. A radiant, imperishable ‘aiśvarya’ is symbolized as an unextinguishing lamp or akṣaya flame above the waters, with Kāśī’s ghāṭ architecture around.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tīrthas are not merely locations but divine seats where imperishable spiritual sovereignty is affirmed.
Maṇikarṇikā—identified here with the earlier Cakrapuṣkariṇī.
This verse gives the tīrtha’s identity and fame; the surrounding passage frames the practice as snāna, worship, and offerings at Kāśī tīrthas.