Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38
कंदुकेश समुत्पत्तिं यः श्रोष्यति मुदान्वितः । पूजयिष्यति यो भक्तस्तस्य दुःखभयं कुतः
kaṃdukeśa samutpattiṃ yaḥ śroṣyati mudānvitaḥ | pūjayiṣyati yo bhaktastasya duḥkhabhayaṃ kutaḥ
Quem, cheio de júbilo, ouvir o relato da manifestação de Kandukeśa — e quem, como devoto, o adorar — como poderia para tal surgir tristeza ou medo?
Narrative voice (contextually Skanda in Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue)
Tirtha: Kandukeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees seated in a small Kāśī shrine courtyard listening joyfully to the origin story; another devotee offers flowers and water to the liṅga; a palpable aura of fearlessness surrounds them.
FAQs
Listening to sacred site-glories (māhātmya) and worship performed with devotion are themselves liberating, dispelling fear and grief.
Kandukeśvara (Kandukeśa), the liṅga-site in Kāśī described in this chapter.
Śravaṇa (hearing the origin narrative) and pūjā (worship) of Kandukeśvara by a devotee.