Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
इत्येतदुत्तमं क्षेत्रमविमुक्ते महाफलम् । मणिकर्णी ह्रदे स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा विश्वेश्वरंविभुम्
ityetaduttamaṃ kṣetramavimukte mahāphalam | maṇikarṇī hrade snātvā dṛṣṭvā viśveśvaraṃvibhum
इत्येतदुत्तमं क्षेत्रम् अविमुक्तं महाफलम्। मणिकर्णीह्रदे स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा विश्वेश्वरं विभुम्॥
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta Kṣetra; Maṇikarṇī Hrada; Viśveśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim approaches the Maṇikarṇī pool at dawn, performs ablutions, then proceeds through narrow lanes to behold Viśveśvara, the all-pervading Lord, amid lamps, bells, and flowing Gaṅgā presence.
FAQs
Avimukta’s greatness is accessed through tīrtha-bathing and Śiva-darśana, yielding profound spiritual fruit.
Maṇikarṇī (tīrtha/pool) and Viśveśvara in Avimukta (Kāśī).
Snāna (bathing) in Maṇikarṇī-hrada and darśana (seeing/worshipful audience) of Viśveśvara.