Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 55
धन्या मद्भक्तिलक्ष्माणो ब्राह्मणाः काशिवासिनः । यूयं यच्चेतसो वृत्तेर्न दूरेहं न काशिका
dhanyā madbhaktilakṣmāṇo brāhmaṇāḥ kāśivāsinaḥ | yūyaṃ yaccetaso vṛtterna dūrehaṃ na kāśikā
ধন্য কাশীবাসী ব্ৰাহ্মণসকল, যিসকল মোৰ ভক্তিৰ লক্ষ্মীৰে চিহ্নিত। তোমালোকৰ বাবে মনৰ গতি-মাত্ৰতেই ন মই দূৰ, ন কাশিকা দূৰ।
Śiva (as Maheśāna), addressing Kāśīvāsin brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A circle of Kāśī-dwelling brāhmaṇas with rudrākṣa and tripuṇḍra sit in meditation; above them, Śiva’s presence appears as a near, luminous form, and the city itself is shown as a mandala within their hearts.
FAQs
Through devotion and a mind turned toward Śiva, divine presence and the sanctity of Kāśī become immediately accessible.
Kāśī (Kāśikā), especially in relation to its devout resident brāhmaṇas.
No formal rite is specified; the verse emphasizes bhakti and the right disposition of mind as the sustaining practice.