Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
मेनया च सुनीत्या च संज्ञया स्वाहया तथा । यथैषा वर्ण्यते श्रेष्ठा न तथान्येति निश्चितम
menayā ca sunītyā ca saṃjñayā svāhayā tathā | yathaiṣā varṇyate śreṣṭhā na tathānyeti niścitama
اور نیز مینا، سُنیتی، سنجنا اور سواہا؛ جس طرح یہ (لوپامُدرا) سب سے برتر کہی جاتی ہے، ویسے دیگر نہیں—یہی قطعی فیصلہ ہے۔
Agastya (deduced, concluding comparison)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical; not explicit)
Scene: The speaker completes the list and delivers a firm verdict: Lopāmudrā is praised as the best; the composition centers her calm, resolute presence beside the sage, with other exemplars faintly suggested as a respectful backdrop.
FAQs
Dharma is graded by steadfastness; the text highlights Lopāmudrā as an unsurpassed model of devoted righteousness.
The immediate focus is virtue; the tirtha-glorifying frame is Kāśī within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa.
None explicitly.