Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
तत्रैव नारदे तीर्थेस्म्यहं नारदकेशवः । ब्रह्मविद्योपदेष्टा च तत्तीर्थाप्लुत वर्ष्मणाम्
tatraiva nārade tīrthesmyahaṃ nāradakeśavaḥ | brahmavidyopadeṣṭā ca tattīrthāpluta varṣmaṇām
Ngay tại đó, hỡi Nārada, ở Nārada-tīrtha, Ta là Nārada-keśava; và đối với những ai đã tắm gội nơi thánh độ ấy, Ta trở thành bậc chỉ dạy Brahma-vidyā (minh triết về Phạm).
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) speaking to Agastya
Tirtha: Nārada-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Nārada (explicitly addressed: ‘nārade’)
Scene: At Nārada-tīrtha, Nārada-keśava appears as a teacher; Nārada (sage with vīṇā) is nearby or symbolically present; freshly bathed pilgrims sit attentively; the setting resembles a riverside āśrama with a small shrine and teaching platform.
FAQs
Sacred bathing and divine proximity are linked to inner realization—Brahmavidyā is said to arise through tīrtha-sevā and grace.
Nārada-tīrtha, where the deity is revered as Nārada-keśava.
Āplava/snānā (bathing/immersion) in that tīrtha, leading to eligibility for Brahmavidyā-upadeśa.