Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
सर्वपूज्यशिलानां वै शालग्राम शिला भवान् । मुक्तिक्षेत्रेषु काशी त्वं प्रयागस्तीर्थपंक्तिषु
sarvapūjyaśilānāṃ vai śālagrāma śilā bhavān | muktikṣetreṣu kāśī tvaṃ prayāgastīrthapaṃktiṣu
تمام پوجنیہ پتھروں میں تو شالگرام شِلا ہے۔ مکتی کے کھیترون میں تو کاشی ہے؛ اور تیرتھوں کی صفوں میں تو پریاگ ہے۔
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa default dialogue frame)
Tirtha: Kāśī; Prayāga; Śālagrāma (as worship-tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Threefold emblem panel: (1) Śālagrāma-śilā on a pedestal with tulasī and water-pot; (2) Kāśī skyline with temple spires and Gaṅgā ghāṭas; (3) Prayāga Triveṇī Saṅgam with confluence waters and pilgrims—suggesting a sacred map of liberation.
FAQs
Liberation is anchored in sacred geography: Kāśī is exalted as a foremost mokṣa-kṣetra, while key icons and tīrthas embody divine presence.
Kāśī is explicitly praised as a mukti-kṣetra; Prayāga is praised as foremost among tīrthas.
No explicit ritual; it implies reverence for Śālagrāma worship and tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage), especially to Kāśī and Prayāga.