Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
महेश्वर उवाच । निशामय महादेवि वीरेशाविर्भवं परम् । यं श्रुत्वापि नरः पुण्यं प्राप्नोति विपुलं शिवे
maheśvara uvāca | niśāmaya mahādevi vīreśāvirbhavaṃ param | yaṃ śrutvāpi naraḥ puṇyaṃ prāpnoti vipulaṃ śive
Maheśvara phán: “Hãy lắng nghe, hỡi Mahādevī, câu chuyện tối thượng về sự hiển hiện của Vīreśa. Hỡi Śivā, chỉ cần nghe thôi, con người cũng được phước đức dồi dào.”
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Vīreśa (āvirbhāva-kathā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva begins the narration, raising a hand in teaching gesture; Pārvatī listens attentively. The atmosphere suggests a sacred discourse where words themselves radiate puṇya.
FAQs
Hearing the origin-glory of a Kāśī-liṅga is itself meritorious and spiritually transformative.
Vīreśvara in Kāśī, introduced through its āvirbhāva-kathā.
Śravaṇa (listening) to the Vīreśvara manifestation narrative is praised as a giver of great puṇya.