Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
प्रविश्य क्षेत्रमेतत्स ईशानो जटिलस्तदा । लसत्त्रिशूलविमलरश्मिजालसमाकुलः
praviśya kṣetrametatsa īśāno jaṭilastadā | lasattriśūlavimalaraśmijālasamākulaḥ
پھر جٹادھاری ربّ، ایشان، اس مقدّس کھیتر میں داخل ہوا؛ اس کے چمکتے ترشول سے نکلتی پاک شعاعوں کے جال نے اسے گھیر رکھا تھا اور وہ نور سے تاباں تھا۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as Īśāna, matted-haired, strides into the luminous Kāśī-kṣetra; his triśūla emits clean, white rays forming a radiant net around him, bathing the surroundings in sanctifying light.
FAQs
Kāśī’s sanctity is grounded in Śiva’s own presence—his entry and radiance mark the kṣetra as divinely established and protective.
Kāśī-kṣetra (Vārāṇasī), presented as the region personally entered and claimed by Īśāna (Śiva).
None; the verse is narrative, describing Śiva’s manifestation and arrival in the kṣetra.