Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
यथा शरीरस्योद्देशाः केचिन्मेध्यतमाः स्मृताः । तथा पृथिव्यामुद्देशाः केचित्पुण्यतमाः स्मृताः
yathā śarīrasyoddeśāḥ kecinmedhyatamāḥ smṛtāḥ | tathā pṛthivyāmuddeśāḥ kecitpuṇyatamāḥ smṛtāḥ
ดุจดังส่วนบางแห่งของกายถูกจดจำว่าเป็นที่บริสุทธิ์ยิ่ง ฉันใด บนแผ่นดินก็มีบางถิ่นที่ถูกจดจำว่าเป็นที่บุญยิ่งและศักดิ์สิทธิ์ยิ่ง ฉันนั้น
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: General doctrine of Puṇyatama-uddeśas (most holy regions)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A symbolic composition: a human figure with highlighted pure body-regions (head/heart/hands) mirrored by a map of Bhārata with glowing tīrtha points; a thread of light connects body and earth, implying correspondence.
FAQs
Holiness is graded: as the body has purer loci, the earth has exceptionally meritorious sacred zones.
No single tīrtha is named; the principle of ‘puṇyatama’ regions is stated generally.
None; it provides a doctrinal rationale for sacred places.