Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38
कृत्तिवासेश्वरं प्राप्य सर्वपापविवर्जिताः । सुखेन मोक्षमेष्यंति यथा सुकृतिनस्तथा
kṛttivāseśvaraṃ prāpya sarvapāpavivarjitāḥ | sukhena mokṣameṣyaṃti yathā sukṛtinastathā
Khi đến được Kṛttivāseśvara, họ lìa sạch mọi tội lỗi và an nhiên đạt giải thoát—như những người thật sự có công đức vậy.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Kṛttivāseśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī or Skanda-era interlocutor within Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame (contextual)
Scene: Pilgrims approach a Śiva-liṅga shrine in dense Kāśī lanes; the liṅga is adorned with bilva leaves and white flowers; devotees’ faces show relief as the burden of sin is lifted, suggesting a transition from turmoil to serenity.
FAQs
Kāśī’s shrine of Kṛttivāseśvara is presented as a direct means for purification and liberation.
Kṛttivāseśvara (a Śiva-liṅga) in Kāśī.
Reaching/approaching the shrine (pilgrimage and darśana) is implied as the salvific act.