Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
यथा खखोल्क इत्याख्या तस्यादित्यस्य तच्छृणु । पुरा कद्रूश्च विनता दक्षस्य तनये शुभे
yathā khakholka ityākhyā tasyādityasya tacchṛṇu | purā kadrūśca vinatā dakṣasya tanaye śubhe
அந்த ஆதித்யன் ‘ககோல்க’ என்ற பெயரால் எவ்வாறு புகழ்பெற்றான் என்பதை கேள். முற்காலத்தில் தக்ஷனின் மங்களமான புதல்விகள்—கத்ரூவும் விநதாவும்—இக்கதையில் தோன்றினர்.
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative mode)
Scene: A purāṇic narrator in Kāśī begins an origin-story: the radiant Āditya ‘Khakholka’ is invoked; in the background appear Dakṣa’s daughters Kadrū and Vinatā as auspicious figures, foreshadowing their rivalry.
FAQs
Sacred teaching is often introduced through ancient exemplars; listening (śravaṇa) to Purāṇic accounts is itself a dharmic act.
The verse sits within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework (Kāśī/Varanasi), though this line itself begins a genealogical narrative rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
None is stated in this verse.