Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
अनेनैव शरीरेण पार्थिवेन महामतिः । अस्मदाचार्यमुख्यानां पश्यतां च तपस्विनाम्
anenaiva śarīreṇa pārthivena mahāmatiḥ | asmadācāryamukhyānāṃ paśyatāṃ ca tapasvinām
นางผู้มีปัญญาอันยิ่งนั้น แม้ด้วยกายดินนี้เอง ก็ได้บรรลุสภาวะทิพย์ ขณะที่อาจารย์ผู้เป็นใหญ่ของเราและเหล่าตบัสวินกำลังเฝ้าดูอยู่
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta) at Praṇaveśa-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of ascetics and teachers stands in awe as Mādhavī’s form becomes radiant and subtle before the liṅga; the witnesses raise hands in reverence, confirming the miracle of bodily attainment.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a field where devotion can bear immediate, visible fruit—even in the very body—validated by saintly witnesses.
Kāśī, with the event occurring at the liṅga-shrine described in this adhyāya.
No new rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the witnessed result of prior vrata, pūjā, and dhyāna.