Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
पापादवंती सा विश्वमवंतीति निगद्यते । युगेयुगेन्यनाम्नी सा कलावुज्जयिनीति च
pāpādavaṃtī sā viśvamavaṃtīti nigadyate | yugeyugenyanāmnī sā kalāvujjayinīti ca
چونکہ وہ پاپ سے جگت کی حفاظت کرتی ہے، اس لیے اسے ‘اونتی’ کہا جاتا ہے۔ ہر یُگ میں اس کے نام جدا ہوتے ہیں؛ اور کَلی یُگ میں وہ ‘اُجّینی’ کے نام سے بھی مشہور ہے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa discourse, often Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Avantī (Ujjayinī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis
Scene: A map-like sacred panorama of Avantī/Ujjayinī with inscriptions of its names across yugas; protective aura encircling the city, with pilgrims entering through gates while dark ‘pāpa’ shadows remain outside.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not merely a location—its very identity is to protect beings from sin and uplift them across ages.
Avantī, identified with Ujjayinī (Ujjain), famed in Śaiva sacred geography.
None explicitly; the verse explains the etymology and yuga-name of the sacred place.