Kashi Khand of the Skanda Purana
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Kashi Khand of the Skanda Purana is a major section of the Skanda Purana that glorifies the sacred city of Varanasi (Kashi), detailing its holy sites, legends, and religious significance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kashi Khand | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture section
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textual unit of the Skanda Purana ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Ganga
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Goddess Annapurna NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Skanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishwanath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Uttar Pradesh
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Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of a major Mahapurana ⓘ |
| contains |
dialogues between sages
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lists of sacred places in Kashi ⓘ narratives in question-and-answer form ⓘ stories of devotees in Kashi ⓘ |
| describes |
Kashi as a city beyond destruction
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Kashi as an eternal city NERFINISHED ⓘ cosmic significance of Kashi ⓘ ghats of Varanasi ⓘ holy sites of Kashi ⓘ kundas of Kashi ⓘ legends of Kashi ⓘ lingas of Kashi ⓘ merits of pilgrimage to Kashi ⓘ myths of origin of Kashi ⓘ pilgrimage routes in Varanasi ⓘ ritual practices in Kashi ⓘ sacred geography of Varanasi ⓘ sacred rivers associated with Kashi ⓘ temples of Varanasi ⓘ tirthas of Kashi ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Antargriha Yatra of Kashi
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Kashi Vishwanath temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Manikarnika Ghat NERFINISHED ⓘ Panchakroshi Yatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Puranic literature ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Skanda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
Banaras
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Kashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
guide for pilgrims to Varanasi
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source of ritual prescriptions for Kashi ⓘ text for glorification of Kashi ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | Tirtha-mahatmya ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
religious merits of bathing in the Ganga at Kashi
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religious merits of dying in Kashi ⓘ religious merits of worshipping Shiva in Kashi ⓘ vows and observances specific to Kashi ⓘ |
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