Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
कथमेषा त्रिलोकीड्या गीयते मणिकर्णिका । तत्रासीत्किं पुरास्वामिन्यदा नामरनिम्नगा
kathameṣā trilokīḍyā gīyate maṇikarṇikā | tatrāsītkiṃ purāsvāminyadā nāmaranimnagā
مَṇِکَرنِکا تینوں لوکوں میں مشہور ہو کر کیسے گائی جاتی ہے؟ اور اے مالک، قدیم زمانے میں—جب اس ندی کا نام پہلی بار معروف ہوا—وہاں کیا تھا؟
Agastya (deduced; continuing questions)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Scene: Inquiry about Maṇikarṇikā’s tri-loka fame and the ancient naming of the river: a vista of the ghāṭa with sacred fires, priests, pilgrims, and the Gaṅgā shimmering—balanced between awe and solemnity.
FAQs
The verse elevates a specific Kāśī site—Maṇikarṇikā—as cosmically significant, inviting a mythic explanation of its sanctity.
Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī, famed as a supreme tīrtha/ghāṭa in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa tradition.
None directly; it is an inquiry into the site’s fame and primeval background.