Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
स्कंद उवाच । कुंभसंभव वक्ष्यामि शृणोत्ववहितो भवान् । कपर्दीशस्य लिंगस्य महामाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
skaṃda uvāca | kuṃbhasaṃbhava vakṣyāmi śṛṇotvavahito bhavān | kapardīśasya liṃgasya mahāmāhātmyamuttamam
स्कन्द उवाच—कुम्भसम्भव, वक्ष्यामि; भवान् अवहितः शृणोतु। कपर्दीशस्य लिङ्गस्य उत्तमं महामाहात्म्यं वदामि।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kapardīśa Liṅga (māhātmya introduction)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (Kumbhasambhava)
Scene: Skanda as divine teacher addressing Agastya (Kumbhasambhava) seated in hermitage posture; behind them a faint vision of a Kāśī liṅga-shrine, indicating the forthcoming Kapardīśa māhātmya.
FAQs
The Purāṇa frames Kāśī’s holiness through specific liṅga-māhātmyas, inviting attentive hearing and devotion.
Kapardīśa (Kapardīśvara) Liṅga in Kāśī.
No explicit rite here; it introduces a māhātmya meant to be heard with attention (śravaṇa).