Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99
निःसपत्नं कृतं राज्यं भुक्त्वा भोगान्निरंतरम् । हृषीकार्थाः कृतार्थाश्च विधृता आधृतिः प्रिये
niḥsapatnaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ bhuktvā bhogānniraṃtaram | hṛṣīkārthāḥ kṛtārthāśca vidhṛtā ādhṛtiḥ priye
প্রিয়ে, আমি রাজ্যকে প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বীহীন করেছি এবং নিরন্তর ভোগ উপভোগ করেছি; ইন্দ্রিয় তৃপ্ত হয়েছে, তৃপ্তি-সন্তোষও স্থির হয়েছে।
Mālyaketu (the king)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: The king, serene, sets aside sword and crown; behind him symbols of prosperity; before him a travel bundle or map toward Kāśī; Kalāvatī listens with steady affection.
FAQs
After legitimate worldly fulfillment, one may turn toward higher aims—pilgrimage and liberation-oriented living.
Indirectly Kāśī, as the narrative frames a move from royal life toward the liberating city.
No direct prescription; it sets the psychological ground for renunciation and sacred travel.