Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
हिरण्यगर्भः स्वर्लोकेप्येक एव प्रकाशते । हिरण्यगर्भाः सर्वेषां तत्पौराणामिहालयाः
hiraṇyagarbhaḥ svarlokepyeka eva prakāśate | hiraṇyagarbhāḥ sarveṣāṃ tatpaurāṇāmihālayāḥ
Ở cõi trời, Hiraṇyagarbha (Phạm Thiên) một mình rực sáng như Đấng duy nhất; nhưng nơi đây, trong nhà cửa của mọi cư dân ấy, ‘hiraṇyagarbha’—sự sung túc và huy hoàng—hiện diện khắp chốn.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context typically Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A luminous vision of Kāśī’s neighborhoods: every home radiates ‘hiraṇya-garbha’ splendor—golden light, auspicious vessels, orderly streets—contrasted with a distant svarga where Brahmā alone shines as Hiraṇyagarbha.
FAQs
When dharma prevails in a sacred place, prosperity becomes widespread—divine ‘splendor’ is not confined to a single celestial throne but shared among many.
Kāśī is implied as the city where abundance and sacred brilliance fill the homes of its inhabitants.
None; the verse praises the fruit of residing in or belonging to the blessed realm.