Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
स्कंद उवाच । संशृणुष्व महाभाग ज्येष्ठेश्वर समीपतः । यद्वृत्तांतमभूद्विप्र परमाश्चर्यकृद्ध्रुवम्
skaṃda uvāca | saṃśṛṇuṣva mahābhāga jyeṣṭheśvara samīpataḥ | yadvṛttāṃtamabhūdvipra paramāścaryakṛddhruvam
స్కందుడు అన్నాడు—ఓ మహాభాగ బ్రాహ్మణా, జ్యేష్ఠేశ్వర సమీపంలో జరిగిన పరమ ఆశ్చర్యకరమైన, నిశ్చయంగా విస్మయకరమైన వృత్తాంతాన్ని శ్రద్ధగా విను.
Skanda
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭheśvara vicinity (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahābhāga brāhmaṇa (unnamed)
Scene: Skanda, radiant and youthful, addresses a fortunate brāhmaṇa, gesturing toward the vicinity of Jyeṣṭheśvara; the scene suggests a sacred courtyard where a story is about to unfold.
FAQs
Sacred geography is taught through remembered events; attentive listening is itself a devotional gateway to understanding kṣetra-glory.
The area near Jyeṣṭheśvara in Kāśī, as the setting for a remarkable sacred account.
No ritual is prescribed; it is an invitation to śravaṇa (attentive listening) of the kṣetra-māhātmya narrative.