Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
दंडखाते ततः स्नात्वा व्याघ्रेशं पूजयेत्ततः । शौनकेश्वरकुंडे तु स्नानं कृत्वा ततोर्चयेत्
daṃḍakhāte tataḥ snātvā vyāghreśaṃ pūjayettataḥ | śaunakeśvarakuṃḍe tu snānaṃ kṛtvā tatorcayet
Kế đó, tắm gội tại Daṇḍakhāta rồi thờ phụng Vyāghreśa. Và sau khi tắm trong ao Śaunakeśvara, lại tiếp tục lễ bái Đức Chúa tại nơi ấy.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Daṇḍakhāta; Śaunakeśvara-kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim bathes at a stepped bathing-place called Daṇḍakhāta, then offers flowers to a fierce yet protective Vyāghreśa liṅga; later he bathes in a quiet forest-like pond named Śaunakeśvara-kuṇḍa and worships there.
FAQs
The pilgrim’s path in Kāśī is a chain of purification and worship, each tīrtha reinforcing devotion and discipline.
Daṇḍakhāta, the shrine of Vyāghreśa, and Śaunakeśvara kuṇḍa in the Kāśī-kṣetra.
Bathe at Daṇḍakhāta and worship Vyāghreśa; bathe at Śaunakeśvara kuṇḍa and worship thereafter.