Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99
वस्त्रापथान्महाक्षेत्राद्भवो नाम स्वयं विभुः । भीमचंडी समीपे तु प्रादुरासीदिह प्रभो
vastrāpathānmahākṣetrādbhavo nāma svayaṃ vibhuḥ | bhīmacaṃḍī samīpe tu prādurāsīdiha prabho
Từ Vastrāpatha trong thánh địa vĩ đại này, Đức Chúa—tự hiển lộ và toàn năng—đã hiện ra nơi đây mang danh Bhava, gần Bhīmacāṇḍī.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Bhava (svayaṃbhū) near Bhīmacāṇḍī at Vastrāpatha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrow Kāśī lane named Vastrāpatha opens to a small shrine where Śiva ‘Bhava’ appears in radiant emergence; nearby stands Bhīmacāṇḍī’s fierce yet protective presence, with devotees in awe.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a living sacred landscape where Śiva self-manifests, making the city a direct field of divine presence.
The manifestation of Bhava (Śiva) near the shrine of Bhīmacāṇḍī, associated with the locality called Vastrāpatha in Kāśī.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse primarily records the deity’s prādurbhāva (manifestation) and location.