Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38
त्वं ममास्य परामूर्तिरित्युक्तस्तत्तपोबलात् । जगत्तवोदयं प्राप्य भविष्यति सुखोदयम्
tvaṃ mamāsya parāmūrtirityuktastattapobalāt | jagattavodayaṃ prāpya bhaviṣyati sukhodayam
“Ikaw ang aking sariling kataas-taasang pagpapakita”—sa gayong wika, dahil sa lakas ng kanyang pag-aayuno: ang daigdig, sa pag-abot sa iyong pagsikat, ay magkakamit ng pagsikat ng kaligayahan.
Skanda
Tirtha: Candreśvara in Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva’s voice is visualized as a radiant inscription or aura emerging from the liṅga: ‘You are my supreme form’; Soma glows brighter, and the horizon shows a symbolic moonrise bringing joy to beings.
FAQs
Austerity dedicated to the divine can transform one’s very existence into a blessing that uplifts the whole world.
Kāśī’s sanctity is the implied ground where such tapas gains divine recognition and world-benefiting fruit.
Tapas (austerity) is affirmed as a dharmic means to receive divine affirmation and confer welfare upon the world.
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