Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
तदग्रे वीरतीर्थं च वीरेश्वर समीपतः । यदुक्तं प्राक्तवपुरस्तीर्थानामुत्तमं परम्
tadagre vīratīrthaṃ ca vīreśvara samīpataḥ | yaduktaṃ prāktavapurastīrthānāmuttamaṃ param
اس کے آگے ویر تیرتھ ہے، ویرِیشور کے قریب؛ جس کے بارے میں پہلے کہا گیا تھا کہ یہ تیرتھوں میں برتر اور سب سے اعلیٰ ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Vīra-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: A processional approach: pilgrims move toward Vīra-tīrtha; near it stands Vīreśvara shrine with a banner; the scene emphasizes resolve—upright posture, offerings, and a sense of ‘victory over fear’.
FAQs
The text ranks certain sites as exceptionally potent, teaching devotees to value and seek out the highest tīrthas with reverence.
Vīra-tīrtha near Vīreśvara in Kāśī.
No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it primarily offers praise and status (supremacy) of the tīrtha.