Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
ततो धर्मेशमहिमा ततः पक्षिकथा शुभा । ततो विश्वभुजाख्यानं दुर्दमस्य कथा ततः
tato dharmeśamahimā tataḥ pakṣikathā śubhā | tato viśvabhujākhyānaṃ durdamasya kathā tataḥ
پھر دھرمیش کی شان بیان ہوتی ہے؛ پھر ایک پرندے کی مبارک حکایت؛ پھر وشوبھج کا بیان، اور اس کے بعد دردَم کی کہانی۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Dharmeśa (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)
Scene: A reciter lists forthcoming episodes: Dharmeśa’s māhātmya, a śubha bird story, then Viśvabhuja and Durdama—suggesting a garland of moral-legend panels around Kāśī shrines.
FAQs
Kāśī’s māhātmya teaches dharma through vivid legends—showing that even unexpected beings (like a bird) can become instruments of spiritual instruction.
Dharmeśa is singled out as a focal sacred presence; the remaining items introduce connected legends to be detailed.
None explicitly; the verse serves as an outline of upcoming dharma-centered narratives and site glories.