निर्वाणलक्ष्मीं ये पुण्याः परिवांछंति लीलया । निरंतरसुखप्राप्त्यै काशी त्याज्या न तै नृभिः
nirvāṇalakṣmīṃ ye puṇyāḥ parivāṃchaṃti līlayā | niraṃtarasukhaprāptyai kāśī tyājyā na tai nṛbhiḥ
যিসকল পুণ্যৱান আত্মাই লীলাৰ দৰে নিৰ্বাণ-লক্ষ্মীৰ কামনা কৰে আৰু নিৰন্তৰ সুখ লাভ বিচাৰে, সেই নৰসকলে কাশী কেতিয়াও ত্যাগ নকৰিব।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī or a principal interlocutor in Kāśī-khaṇḍa dialogue frame (context-dependent)
Scene: A pilgrim-sage stands at dawn on a Gaṅgā ghat, facing the skyline of Kāśī’s temples; the city is portrayed as a luminous kṣetra that one should never leave, with a subtle aura suggesting ‘nirvāṇa-lakṣmī’.
A sincere seeker of mokṣa should remain connected to Kāśī, the place praised as a direct support for unbroken spiritual happiness.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), the foremost mokṣa-kṣetra in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the instruction is devotional-practical: do not abandon Kāśī while seeking liberation.