Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
नाद्यापि काशीं संत्यज्य तदारभ्य महामुने । योगिन्योन्यत्र तिष्ठंति चरंत्योपि जगत्त्रयम्
nādyāpi kāśīṃ saṃtyajya tadārabhya mahāmune | yoginyonyatra tiṣṭhaṃti caraṃtyopi jagattrayam
وإلى يومنا هذا، منذ ذلك الحين، أيها الحكيم العظيم، لا تهجر اليوغينيات كاشي (Kāśī)؛ وإن جُبنَ أرجاء العوالم الثلاثة، فلا يقمنَ في غيرها إلاّ إقامةً عابرة.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahāmuni (great sage)
Scene: Night over Kāśī: yoginīs—radiant, awe-inspiring śakti-forms—rise and traverse the three worlds, yet their subtle cords of light remain anchored to Kāśī’s ghāṭs and temples; a sage listens as the narrator affirms their unwavering attachment.
FAQs
Kāśī is affirmed as a perpetual spiritual center—so potent that even world-roaming beings remain anchored to it.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), described as an enduring abode for powerful divine beings.
None; it is a doctrinal assertion of Kāśī’s abiding greatness.