Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
श्रुति स्मृति पुराणं च विद्योपनिषदस्तथा । श्लोकाः मंत्राणि भाष्याणि यच्चान्यद्वाङ्मयं क्वचित्
śruti smṛti purāṇaṃ ca vidyopaniṣadastathā | ślokāḥ maṃtrāṇi bhāṣyāṇi yaccānyadvāṅmayaṃ kvacit
ஸ்ருதி, ஸ்மிருதி, புராணங்கள்; வித்யைகள் மற்றும் உபநிஷத்துகள்; ச்லோகங்கள், மந்திரங்கள், பாஷ்யங்கள், மேலும் எங்கெங்கும் உள்ள பிற வாக்குமயம்—
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A scholarly assembly in Kāśī: palm-leaf manuscripts, a teacher reciting, students listening; behind them, a temple spire and the Ganga; visual motifs of Veda, Upaniṣad, Purāṇa as stacked manuscripts.
FAQs
All forms of sacred knowledge—revelation, tradition, Purāṇic lore, and commentary—are acknowledged as part of the spiritual treasury.
Within Kāśī-khaṇḍa, the mention supports Kāśī’s identity as a supreme seat of learning and liberation.
No specific rite; it gestures toward study, recitation, and engagement with sacred literature.