Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
स्कंद उवाच । अविमुक्तेश माहात्म्यं वर्णितं तेग्रतो मया । अथो किमसि शुश्रूषुः कथयिष्यामि तत्पुनः
skaṃda uvāca | avimukteśa māhātmyaṃ varṇitaṃ tegrato mayā | atho kimasi śuśrūṣuḥ kathayiṣyāmi tatpunaḥ
ஸ்கந்தன் கூறினான்—உன் முன்னிலையில் அவிமுக்தேசரின் மஹாத்மியத்தை நான் உரைத்தேன்; இன்னும் என்ன கேட்க விரும்புகிறாய்? அதை மீண்டும் சொல்கிறேன்।
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukteśvara (topic of māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Skanda, radiant and youthful, addresses sage Agastya in an āśrama setting; palm-leaf manuscripts and a small liṅga/altar indicate the topic; Skanda gestures as if to begin anew.
FAQs
Sacred teachings are worth hearing repeatedly; the Māhātmya of Kāśī’s Lord is presented as inexhaustibly beneficial.
Avimukteśa/Avimukteśvara of Kāśī, whose Māhātmya is the topic of the chapter.
None directly; it establishes the didactic setting for continued narration (śravaṇa/recitation of Māhātmya).