Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
तुभ्यं च रोचते तात शृणोत्ववहितो भवान् । सर्वेभ्योतिपवित्रो यो यः सर्वेषां नमस्कृतः
tubhyaṃ ca rocate tāta śṛṇotvavahito bhavān | sarvebhyotipavitro yo yaḥ sarveṣāṃ namaskṛtaḥ
“Thưa cha, điều này cũng sẽ làm cha hoan hỷ—xin lắng nghe cho kỹ. Ngài là bậc thanh tịnh tối thượng hơn hết thảy, được mọi người cúi đầu đảnh lễ.”
Dhūtapāpā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical)
Scene: The maiden begins a eulogy of the intended groom: a being of unsurpassed purity, honored by all—visualized as an impending revelation of a divine figure behind the words.
FAQs
True worth is measured by purity and universal reverence—qualities aligned with dharma and devotion.
No specific tīrtha is named; the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred Kāśī backdrop remains implicit.
None directly; it begins a eulogy of the ‘vara’ (the worthy one).