Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
कलासु च कृताभ्यासो मन्त्रशास्त्रविचक्षणः । भाषाश्च नाना देशानां लिपीर्ज्ञात्वा विदेशजाः
kalāsu ca kṛtābhyāso mantraśāstravicakṣaṇaḥ | bhāṣāśca nānā deśānāṃ lipīrjñātvā videśajāḥ
اس نے فنون میں ریاضت کی، منتر شاستروں میں بصیرت پائی؛ اور بہت سے علاقوں کی زبانیں سیکھ کر، بیرونِ ملک سے آئی ہوئی رسم الخط تک کو جان لیا۔
Agastya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmopolitan scholar adept in arts and mantra-science, with scrolls in multiple scripts and maps of regions; the setting hints at Kāśī’s scholarly milieu, foreshadowing a turn from erudition to devotion.
FAQs
The text highlights extraordinary learning to emphasize that true fulfillment still lies in turning the heart toward the Lord and liberation.
None explicitly; the verse is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative setup.
Only a general reference to mantraśāstra expertise; no specific japa, dīkṣā, or vrata is prescribed here.