Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
विश्वेशितुः परेधाम्नि सीम्नि स्वर्गापवर्गयोः । स्वर्धुनी लोलकल्लोला नित्यक्षालित भूतले
viśveśituḥ paredhāmni sīmni svargāpavargayoḥ | svardhunī lolakallolā nityakṣālita bhūtale
Trong thượng giới của Viśveśvara, ngay nơi ranh giới giữa thiên giới và apavarga (giải thoát), tại đó sông trời Svargadhunī—Gaṅgā—với muôn làn sóng nghịch ngợm, hằng tẩy rửa mặt đất.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (Svargadvārā/Avimukta riverfront implied)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī riverscape: Viśveśvara’s ‘supreme abode’ suggested by a radiant temple spire; Gaṅgā’s playful waves (lola-kallolā) wash the ghats; above, a subtle threshold line between ‘svarga’ and ‘apavarga’ depicted as two luminous realms meeting over the city.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a liminal, supremely sacred zone where the soul turns from heavenly merit toward liberation.
Kāśī under Viśveśvara’s lordship, sanctified by the Gaṅgā (Svardhunī).
No explicit rite; the imagery supports the theology of purification through proximity to Gaṅgā and Viśveśvara in Kāśī.