Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 98
तेन दिव्यनिनादेन बधिरीकृतदिङ्मुखाः । आहूता इव आजग्मुर्विष्वग्भुवनवासिनः
tena divyaninādena badhirīkṛtadiṅmukhāḥ | āhūtā iva ājagmurviṣvagbhuvanavāsinaḥ
Dahil sa banal na dagundong na iyon, waring nabingi ang mga mukha ng lahat ng direksiyon; at ang mga naninirahan sa mga daigdig sa bawat panig ay dumating, na para bang tinawag—di-mapipigilang nahila sa sagradong sentro.
Skanda (deduced from narrative continuity in Adhyāya 12)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/saints (contextual)
Scene: A shockwave of divine sound radiates from Kāśī; the directions personified appear stunned, while streams of beings—devas, gandharvas, humans—converge from every horizon toward the sacred city.
FAQs
The power of the sacred realm is so compelling that all beings are drawn to it, as if called by divine command.
Kāśī is implied as the ‘center’ that summons inhabitants from all quarters and worlds.
None; the focus is on the irresistible, summoning power of divine sound and sanctity.