Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
इयं भविष्या तन्मूर्तिरगस्ते त्वत्पुरोऽकथि । तामभ्यर्च्य नमस्कृत्य कृत्वाष्टौ च प्रदक्षिणाः । नरो भवति निष्पापः काशीवास फलं लभेत्
iyaṃ bhaviṣyā tanmūrtiragaste tvatpuro'kathi | tāmabhyarcya namaskṛtya kṛtvāṣṭau ca pradakṣiṇāḥ | naro bhavati niṣpāpaḥ kāśīvāsa phalaṃ labhet
அகஸ்த்யரே! உம்முன் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது—‘இந்த மூர்த்தி எதிர்காலத்திலும் நிலைத்திருக்கும்.’ இதை வழிபட்டு, வணங்கி, எட்டு முறை பிரதட்சிணை செய்தால் மனிதன் பாவமற்றவனாகி காசிவாசத்தின் முழுப் பலனை அடைவான்।
Skanda
Tirtha: Sāmbāditya (enduring mūrti)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Sāmbāditya shrine with a radiant Sūrya icon; a devotee performs eight circumambulations around the sanctum, pausing for namaskāra; Agastya is shown as the addressed sage in a narrative frame, receiving the earlier declaration about the icon’s endurance.
FAQs
Reverent worship expressed through pūjā, namaskāra, and pradakṣiṇā grants purification and access to Kāśī’s highest pilgrimage merit.
The enduring icon/form of Sāmbāditya in Kāśī, within the Sāmbāditya–Sāmbakuṇḍa sacred setting.
Worship the deity, offer salutations, and perform eight pradakṣiṇās to become niṣpāpa and obtain kāśī-vāsa-phala.