Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
निवसंति मम क्षेत्रे मम भक्तिं प्रकुर्वते । मम लिंगधरा ये तु तानेवोपदिशाम्यहम्
nivasaṃti mama kṣetre mama bhaktiṃ prakurvate | mama liṃgadharā ye tu tānevopadiśāmyaham
Những ai cư trú trong kṣetra của Ta và chuyên cần vun bồi bhakti đối với Ta—những ai mang liṅga của Ta—chỉ riêng họ, Ta đích thân chỉ dạy.
Śiva (Hara/Bhava)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Śiva-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī / Skanda Purāṇa audience
Scene: In Kāśī, a devoted resident wearing a liṅga (liṅga-dhārī) receives whispered upadeśa from Śiva/Viśvanātha appearing as a compassionate guru; background shows a shrine courtyard and bilva trees.
FAQs
Kāśī-residence becomes spiritually decisive when joined with active devotion; such qualified devotees receive Śiva’s direct guidance.
Śiva’s own kṣetra—Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
Liṅga-dhāraṇa (bearing the liṅga) and sustained bhakti while residing in Kāśī are implied as Śaiva disciplines.