Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 91
त्रिपुरेश समीपे तु दृष्ट्वा रुद्रेश्वरं विभुम् । रुद्रास्त इव विज्ञेया जीवंतोपि मृता अपि
tripureśa samīpe tu dṛṣṭvā rudreśvaraṃ vibhum | rudrāsta iva vijñeyā jīvaṃtopi mṛtā api
Gần Tripureśa, đã chiêm bái Rudreśvara đầy oai lực, thì người ấy nên được xem như chính các Rudra—dù đang sống hay cả sau khi qua đời.
Skanda
Tirtha: Rudreśvara (near Tripureśa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/śrotṛs (implied)
Scene: A small cluster of shrines: Tripureśa marker and the Rudreśvara sanctum; pilgrims glance at the liṅga and are depicted with Rudra-like radiance; a subtle motif of three forts/cities dissolving in the background.
FAQs
Contact with the divine through darśana in Kāśī is said to confer Rudra-like status that endures beyond life.
Rudreśvara near Tripureśa in Kāśī.
No detailed rite; the act emphasized is darśana of Rudreśvara.