Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 16
संगमेश्वरमालोक्य तत्प्राच्याम जायतेनघः । चतुर्मुखेन विधिना तत्पूर्वेण चतुर्मुखम्
saṃgameśvaramālokya tatprācyāma jāyatenaghaḥ | caturmukhena vidhinā tatpūrveṇa caturmukham
சங்கமேஸ்வரனை தரிசித்து அதன் கிழக்கே சென்றால் மனிதன் பாவமற்றவனாகிறான். அங்கே சதுர்முகன் (பிரம்மா) விதித்த முறையின்படி, மேலும் கிழக்கில் ‘சதுர்முக’ எனும் திருத்தலம் உள்ளது.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Saṅgameśvara; Caturmukha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim beholds Saṅgameśvara; the atmosphere suggests a symbolic confluence—streams of light meeting at the liṅga. Then the pilgrim walks east to a shrine named Caturmukha, where Brahmā’s four faces are depicted as sanctioning the ritual order.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tīrthas are portrayed as purifying milestones: sequential darśana along the sacred directions culminates in inner cleansing (anaghatā).
Saṅgameśvara, and the eastward shrine named Caturmukha associated with Brahmā (Caturmukha).
Darśana (ālokana) and moving eastward in a prescribed sequence is implied; explicit mantras or offerings are not specified.