Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
निर्वाणकेशवश्चाहं भक्तनिर्वाणसूचकः । लोलार्कादुत्तरेभागे लोलत्वं चेतसो हरे
nirvāṇakeśavaścāhaṃ bhaktanirvāṇasūcakaḥ | lolārkāduttarebhāge lolatvaṃ cetaso hare
நான் நிர்வாண-கேசவன், பக்தர்களுக்கு நிர்வாணத்தை வெளிப்படுத்துபவன்; லோலார்க்கத்தின் வடபகுதியில் மனத்தின் அலைச்சலையும் நிலையின்மையையும் நான் நீக்குவேன்.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśī Khaṇḍa dialogues)
Tirtha: Nirvāṇa-Keśava (north of Lolārka)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/reciters within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s tīrtha catalogue
Scene: Nirvāṇa-Keśava appears serene, with a quiet halo; a pilgrim sits in japa near a shrine north of Lolārka; the mind’s ‘lola’ is symbolized by a calming of rippling water into stillness.
FAQs
Liberation is linked with inner steadiness; the tīrtha’s grace is described as calming the mind’s wandering.
The shrine/area of Nirvāṇa-Keśava, located in the northern part beyond Lolārka in Kāśī.
Implied worship/approach to Nirvāṇa-Keśava for nirvāṇa-oriented devotion and removal of mental restlessness.