Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
स्नानं कृत्वा ह्रदे तत्र दृष्ट्वा शूलेश्वरं विभुम् । रुद्रलोकं नरा यांति त्यक्त्वा संसारगह्वरम्
snānaṃ kṛtvā hrade tatra dṛṣṭvā śūleśvaraṃ vibhum | rudralokaṃ narā yāṃti tyaktvā saṃsāragahvaram
அந்த ஏரியில் நீராடி, எல்லாம் வல்ல சூலேஸ்வரனை தரிசித்து, மக்கள் உலகவாழ்வெனும் ஆழ்ந்த பள்ளத்தை விட்டு ருத்ரலோகத்தை அடைகின்றனர்.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Śūla-hrada and Śūleśvara
Type: kund
Scene: Devotees emerge from a sacred lake, water dripping, then approach a Śiva liṅga shrine of Śūleśvara; above, a subtle vision of Rudraloka—radiant, ash-white, with Śiva’s presence—symbolizes the promised destination.
FAQs
Ritual bathing joined with Śiva-darśana is depicted as a liberating act that carries the devotee beyond saṃsāra.
The hrada before Śūleśvara/Śūleśa and the darśana of Śūleśvara in Kāśī.
Snāna in the hrada followed by darśana of Śūleśvara.