Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
त्यजेदश्रेयसो राशिं श्रेयोराशिं च विंदति । तदुत्तरे च चक्रेशो योनिचक्र निवारकः
tyajedaśreyaso rāśiṃ śreyorāśiṃ ca viṃdati | taduttare ca cakreśo yonicakra nivārakaḥ
মানুহে অশ্ৰেয়সৰ ৰাশি ত্যাগ কৰে আৰু শ্ৰেয়সৰ ভঁৰাল লাভ কৰে। তাৰ উত্তৰে আছে চক্ৰেশ, যি ‘যোনি-চক্ৰ’—গৰ্ভজন্মৰ চক্ৰ—নিবাৰণ কৰে।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Cakreśa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (implied)
Scene: A northward path from the tranquil liṅga leads to Cakreśa: a shrine marked by a subtle wheel (cakra) motif—perhaps carved on the doorway or placed as an emblem. The devotee symbolically drops a bundle of dark stones (aśreyas) and receives a garland/light (śreyas).
FAQs
Approaching Śiva in Kāśī is framed as moral purification—casting off harmful tendencies and moving toward liberation from rebirth.
Cakreśa, described as a northern landmark in this Kāśī tīrtha sequence.
The verse implies pilgrimage progression (going north to Cakreśa) rather than detailing a specific rite.