Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
अनुग्रहो यदि मयि योग्योस्मि श्रवणे यदि । तदा कथय मे नाथ काश्यां भैरव संकथाम्
anugraho yadi mayi yogyosmi śravaṇe yadi | tadā kathaya me nātha kāśyāṃ bhairava saṃkathām
Nếu Ngài ban ân sủng cho con, nếu con xứng đáng được nghe, thì bạch Chúa tể, xin kể cho con thánh truyện về Bhairava tại Kāśī.
Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī Bhairava (Kāla-bhairava) tradition
Type: temple
Listener: Narrator of Kāśī-khaṇḍa discourse
Scene: Agastya bows and requests the Bhairava narrative of Kāśī; the narrator sits poised to speak, with a subtle shadowy-luminous suggestion of Bhairava’s presence—trident, dog emblem, and protective aura hinted in the background.
FAQs
Spiritual knowledge is sought with humility and readiness; grace and eligibility (yogyatā) are honored in sacred learning.
Kāśī, specifically through the topic of Bhairava’s presence and significance there.
No explicit ritual; the verse frames śravaṇa and inquiry as preparatory devotional acts.