Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
तथापि चेद्वरो देयस्तिर्यक्ष्वस्मासु धूर्जटे । कृपणेष्वपि शोच्येषु ज्ञानं सर्वज्ञ देहि तत्
tathāpi cedvaro deyastiryakṣvasmāsu dhūrjaṭe | kṛpaṇeṣvapi śocyeṣu jñānaṃ sarvajña dehi tat
இருப்பினும், ஓ தூర్జடீ! நாங்கள் தாழ்ந்த திரியக் கதியில் அலைவோராக இருந்தாலும், வரம் அளிக்க வேண்டுமெனில்—இவ்விதம் இரங்கத்தக்க, புலம்பத்தக்க எங்களுக்கும், ஓ சர்வஜ்ஞா, முக்தி தரும் அந்த ஞானத்தை அருள்வாயாக.
Pilgrims/supplicants (addressing Śiva in Kāśī; contextually within Skanda’s narration to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (mokṣa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kneeling supplicants, visibly humble and worn, raise their hands toward Śiva as Dhūrjaṭi; instead of asking for wealth, they ask for a luminous ‘jñāna’ symbolized as a small flame/lotus of light descending toward their hearts.
FAQs
The highest boon is jñāna; even the most fallen can be uplifted when Śiva grants liberating insight.
The prayer belongs to the Kāśī-māhātmya atmosphere, where Śiva’s compassion is especially emphasized (with Dharmēśvara as a named focal point nearby).
No specific ritual is prescribed; it is a direct supplication for jñāna (spiritual knowledge) as Śiva’s grace.