Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
घंटाकर्ण त्वमागच्छ महोदर महामते । काशीं यातं युवां तूर्णं ज्ञातुं तत्रत्य चेष्टितम्
ghaṃṭākarṇa tvamāgaccha mahodara mahāmate | kāśīṃ yātaṃ yuvāṃ tūrṇaṃ jñātuṃ tatratya ceṣṭitam
(پروردگار نے فرمایا:) “اے گھَنٹاکرن، آؤ؛ اے مہودر، اے صاحبِ خرد—تم دونوں فوراً کاشی جاؤ اور وہاں جو کچھ ہوا ہے اسے معلوم کرو۔”
Sarvajñanātha (Śiva) speaking within Skanda’s narration (deduced from prior verse)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Śiva issues a direct command naming Ghaṃṭākarṇa and Mahodara, gesturing toward Kāśī; the gaṇas stand ready, dynamic posture suggesting immediate departure.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a divinely supervised realm where Śiva’s attendants are dispatched to witness and uphold sacred order.
Kāśī as the destination, setting up the later establishment of Ghaṃṭākarṇeśvara.
None; it is a command initiating a sacred journey.