Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
तत्प्रसादोयमतुलः सर्वरत्नमयः शुभः । हिरण्यगर्भतीर्थाच्च प्रतीच्यां क्षेत्ररक्षकम्
tatprasādoyamatulaḥ sarvaratnamayaḥ śubhaḥ | hiraṇyagarbhatīrthācca pratīcyāṃ kṣetrarakṣakam
இது அவருடைய ஒப்பற்ற அருள்—மங்களமும் அனைத்துரத்தினமயமும்; ஹிரண்யகர்ப்ப தீர்த்தத்திலிருந்து மேற்குப் புறத்தில் க்ஷேத்ரரக்ஷகர் (நின்றுள்ளார்)।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Hiraṇyagarbha-tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: A western Kāśī tīrtha with golden waters (Hiraṇyagarbha) glints like jewels; nearby stands a vigilant kṣetra-rakṣaka deity/guardian figure, blessing pilgrims and warding harm.
FAQs
Divine grace manifests tangibly in Kāśī’s sacred landscape, including protective presences that guard the kṣetra.
Hiraṇyagarbha-tīrtha in Kāśī, referenced as a landmark connected with a kṣetra-guardian.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse functions as tīrtha-topography and protective theology of the kṣetra.