Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
स्नानं कृत्वा ह्रदे तत्र दृष्ट्वा शूलेश्वरं विभुम् । रुद्रलोकं नरा यांति त्यक्त्वा संसारगह्वरम्
snānaṃ kṛtvā hrade tatra dṛṣṭvā śūleśvaraṃ vibhum | rudralokaṃ narā yāṃti tyaktvā saṃsāragahvaram
Tắm gội trong hồ ấy và chiêm ngưỡng Śūleśvara hùng vĩ, con người đi đến cõi Rudra, rời bỏ vực sâu thăm thẳm của vòng luân hồi.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Śūla-hrada and Śūleśvara
Type: kund
Scene: Devotees emerge from a sacred lake, water dripping, then approach a Śiva liṅga shrine of Śūleśvara; above, a subtle vision of Rudraloka—radiant, ash-white, with Śiva’s presence—symbolizes the promised destination.
FAQs
Ritual bathing joined with Śiva-darśana is depicted as a liberating act that carries the devotee beyond saṃsāra.
The hrada before Śūleśvara/Śūleśa and the darśana of Śūleśvara in Kāśī.
Snāna in the hrada followed by darśana of Śūleśvara.