Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
स्कंद उवाच । अपर्णापरिवर्ण्येति पुरीं वाराणसीं मुने । पुनर्विज्ञापयामास काशीप्राप्त्यै पिनाकिनम्
skaṃda uvāca | aparṇāparivarṇyeti purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ mune | punarvijñāpayāmāsa kāśīprāptyai pinākinam
Skanda nói: Hỡi bậc hiền triết, sau khi đã tường thuật như vậy về thành Vārāṇasī, Aparṇā (Pārvatī) lại một lần nữa khẩn cầu Pinākin (Śiva), mong được đạt đến Kāśī.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (with Nandavana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (unnamed)
Scene: Skanda narrates as Pārvatī, after hearing Kāśī’s description, approaches Śiva (Pinākin) with reverent petition to attain Kāśī.
FAQs
Even divine beings yearn for Kāśī, underscoring its unique status as a supremely sacred kṣetra worthy of earnest petition and devotion.
Vārāṇasī/Kāśī as a whole is foregrounded; the preceding verses particularly glorify Maṇikarṇikā.
None; the verse transitions into a devotional dialogue about attaining Kāśī.