Appearance of Lord Vishnu in Kashi

Kashi: Appearance of Lord Vishnu:

(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 58, 60 to 61)

• Meditation: I meditate on Kashi which bestows liberation.

• Lord Shiva sending Lord Vishnu to Kashi:
1. Lord Shiva sent Lord Vishnu to Kashi.

2. Sage Agnibindu propitiated Lord Vishnu at Panchaganga. Appearance of Bindu Madhava.

3. Hereafter, king Divodasa attained salvation and Lord Shiva returned to Kashi.

The various Vishnu Teerthas in Kashi are:

Bindu Madhava (main)

Other Vishnu Teerthas:

1. Adi Keshava (in Padodaka Teertha)
2. Jnana Keshava (in Sweta Dwipa)
3. Tarkshya Keshava (in Tarkshya Teertha)
4. Narada Keshava (in Narada Teertha)
5. Prahlada Keshava (in Prahlada Teertha)
6. Aditya Keshava (in Ambarisha Teertha)
7. Adi Gadadhara (south of Dattatreyeshwara)
8. Bhrigu Keshava (in Bhargava Teertha)
9. Vamana Keshava (in Vamana Teertha)
10. Naranarayana (in Naranarayana Teertha)

11. Yajna Varaha (in Yajna Varaha Teertha)
12. Vidara Narasimha (in Vidara Narasimha Teertha)
13. Gopi Govinda (in Gopi Govinda Teertha)
14. Lakshmi Nrisimha (in Lakshmi Nrisimha Teertha)
15. Sesha Madhava (in Sesha Teertha)
16. Shankha Madhava (in Shankha Madhava Teertha)
17. Hayagriva Keshava (in Hayagriva Teertha)
18. Bhishma Keshava (west of Briddhakalesha)
19. Nirvana Keshava (north of Lolarka)
20. Tribhuvana Keshava (south of Triloka Sundari)

21. Jnana Madhava (in front of Jnanavapi)
22. Swetha Madhava (near Vishalakshi)
23. Prayaga Madhava (in Prayaga Teertha north of Dashaswamedha)
24. Vishnu performed penance (in Manikarnika)
25. Ganga Keshava (in Ganga Keshava Teertha)
26. Vaikuntha Madhava (east of Vairochaneshwara)
27. Vira Madhava (west of Viresha)
28. Kala Madhava (near Kalabhairava)
29. Nirvana Narasimha (south of Pulastishwara)
30. Mahabala Nrisimha (east of Omkara)

31. Prachanda Narasimha (east of Chandabhairava)
32. Giri Nrisimha (east of Dehali Vinayaka)
33. Narasimha (west of Pitamaheshwara)
34. Atyugra Narasimha (west of Kaleshwara)
35. Jwalamali Nrisimha (near Jwalamukhi)
36. Kolahala Nrisimha (near Kankala Bhairava)
37. Vitanka Nrisimha (behind Nilakantheshwara)
38. Ananta Vamana (near Ananteshwara)
39. Dadhi Vamana
40. Trivikrama

41. Bali Vamana (east of Balibhadreshwara)
41. Tamra Varaha (right of Bhava Teertha)
42. Dharani Varaha (near Prayageshwara)
43. Koka Varaha (near Kitishwara)