Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
तारकेशात्पश्चिमत इंद्रेश्वरमितीरितम् । तस्य संदर्शनात्पुंसामैंद्रलोको न दूरतः
tārakeśātpaścimata iṃdreśvaramitīritam | tasya saṃdarśanātpuṃsāmaiṃdraloko na dūrataḥ
तारकेशात् पश्चिमतः ‘इन्द्रेश्वरम्’ इति ख्यातं क्षेत्रं प्रकीर्तितम्। तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण पुंसामैन्द्रलोको न दूरतः।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Indreśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim approaches the Indreśvara liṅga shrine situated west of Tārakeśa; the city lanes open into a small sanctum where the liṅga radiates, and a faint vision of Amarāvatī appears as a promised fruit.
FAQs
Darśana of Kāśī’s liṅgas is itself a powerful sādhanā, granting exalted post-mortem destinations.
Indreśvara in Kāśī, located west of Tārakeśa.
Saṃdarśana (pilgrimage-darśana) of Indreśvara is highlighted as the key act.