Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
विश्वेशितुः परेधाम्नि सीम्नि स्वर्गापवर्गयोः । स्वर्धुनी लोलकल्लोला नित्यक्षालित भूतले
viśveśituḥ paredhāmni sīmni svargāpavargayoḥ | svardhunī lolakallolā nityakṣālita bhūtale
அங்கே விஸ்வேஸ்வரனின் பரம தாமம் உள்ளது; சொர்க்கமும் அபவர்க்கமும் (மோட்சமும்) சந்திக்கும் எல்லையில். அங்கே ஸ்வர்துனி (கங்கை)யின் அலைகள் விளையாட, பூமித்தளம் எப்போதும் கழுவப்படுகிறது.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (Svargadvārā/Avimukta riverfront implied)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī riverscape: Viśveśvara’s ‘supreme abode’ suggested by a radiant temple spire; Gaṅgā’s playful waves (lola-kallolā) wash the ghats; above, a subtle threshold line between ‘svarga’ and ‘apavarga’ depicted as two luminous realms meeting over the city.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a liminal, supremely sacred zone where the soul turns from heavenly merit toward liberation.
Kāśī under Viśveśvara’s lordship, sanctified by the Gaṅgā (Svardhunī).
No explicit rite; the imagery supports the theology of purification through proximity to Gaṅgā and Viśveśvara in Kāśī.