Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
भूयसां ब्राह्मणानां तु स्थानं वाराणसी भवेत् । तानादावुपसंहृत्य यामि तीर्थांतरं ततः
bhūyasāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ tu sthānaṃ vārāṇasī bhavet | tānādāvupasaṃhṛtya yāmi tīrthāṃtaraṃ tataḥ
وارانسی یقیناً بہت سے برہمنوں کا اہم مسکن ہے۔ پہلے میں انہیں وہاں ختم کروں گا، اور پھر میں دوسرے مقدس مقامات کی طرف بڑھوں گا۔
Skanda (narrating; the quoted intent is of the demon Duṃdubhi-nirhrāda)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dark, determined asura-like figure speaks of Kāśī as the chief abode of brāhmaṇas, plotting destruction before moving to other tīrthas; the city’s ghāṭas and spires loom in the background under a heavy sky.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a prime seat of dharma; threats against the righteous highlight the need for divine protection and steadfast devotion.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī), presented as a foremost dwelling-place of Brāhmaṇas and a central tīrtha in the Skanda Purāṇa.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse frames a narrative motive involving tīrthas and the targeting of the pious.