Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
शरीरमथ संपत्तिरथ सा मणिकर्णिका । त्रिसंयोगोयमप्राप्यो देवैरिंद्रादिकैरपि
śarīramatha saṃpattiratha sā maṇikarṇikā | trisaṃyogoyamaprāpyo devairiṃdrādikairapi
‘ตรีสังโยค’ นี้—กายมนุษย์ ทรัพย์สมบัติ และมณิกรณิกาอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น—แม้เหล่าเทวะตั้งแต่อินทราก็ยังมิอาจได้มา
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue tradition)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrimage audience within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue frame
Scene: A didactic tableau: the three elements—human body, wealth, and Maṇikarṇikā—are symbolically shown as a rare alignment, while Indra and devas look on in astonishment, unable to obtain it.
FAQs
Human birth plus the means to act, combined with access to Maṇikarṇikā, is an extraordinary grace and should not be wasted.
Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), celebrated as uniquely potent and rare to reach.
No specific rite is commanded here; the verse frames the rarity that motivates dāna, worship, and pilgrimage practices mentioned nearby.