Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
आसीत्कांपिल्यनगरे सोमयाजिकुलोद्भवः । दीक्षितो यज्ञदत्ताख्यो यज्ञविद्याविशारदः
āsītkāṃpilyanagare somayājikulodbhavaḥ | dīkṣito yajñadattākhyo yajñavidyāviśāradaḥ
在迦ṃ毗利耶城中，住着一位受过灌顶誓戒的婆罗门，出自奉行苏摩祭（Soma-yajña）的家族，名为耶阇那达多（Yajñadatta），精通祭祀之学。
Skanda
Scene: A dignified dīkṣita brāhmaṇa in Kāṃpilya, seated near a well-tended śrauta fire-altar, with ritual implements and students nearby; the city’s learned atmosphere implied.
FAQs
It establishes the ideal of Vedic discipline—lineage, consecration (dīkṣā), and mastery of yajña—as a foundation for dharmic life.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it introduces characters in the wider Kāśī-khaṇḍa (Kāśī māhātmya) narrative.
None is prescribed directly; the verse highlights dīkṣā and expertise in yajña-vidyā (ritual science).