Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
सर्वज्ञाननिधे तुभ्यं नमः सर्वज्ञसूनवे । सर्वथा जितमाराय कुमाराय महात्मने
sarvajñānanidhe tubhyaṃ namaḥ sarvajñasūnave | sarvathā jitamārāya kumārāya mahātmane
Salve a ti, tesouro de todo o conhecimento; salve ao filho do Onisciente; salve a Kumāra, o grande-souled, que de todos os modos venceu Māra.
Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: Agastya offers prostration to Skanda depicted as radiant youthful deity, holding the śakti; around them appear symbolic ‘treasury of knowledge’ motifs—scrolls, lotuses, and a subdued figure of Māra at Skanda’s feet.
FAQs
The deity is revered as both wisdom itself and the conqueror of delusion, encouraging seekers to approach teachings with humility.
No specific tīrtha is named; it functions as a preface to Kāśī-related instruction.
Namaskāra (salutation) as a devotional act is implied.