Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
जरायुजांडजोद्भिज्जाः स्वेदजाह्यत्र वासिनः । न समा मोक्षभाजस्ते त्रिदशैर्मुक्तिदुर्दशैः
jarāyujāṃḍajodbhijjāḥ svedajāhyatra vāsinaḥ | na samā mokṣabhājaste tridaśairmuktidurdaśaiḥ
এখানে বসবাসকারী—জরায়ুজ, অণ্ডজ, উদ্ভিজ্জ ও স্বেদজ—সকলেই মোক্ষের অধিকারী। তারা দেবতাদেরও সমান নয়; কারণ দেবতারাও অতি দুঃসাধ্যভাবে মুক্তি লাভ করে।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue frame, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī scene where humans, animals, birds, insects, and plants are shown within the sacred boundary, all bathed in a subtle halo of Śiva’s grace; devas appear in the sky looking on with wonder, acknowledging the kṣetra’s superiority.
FAQs
Kāśī’s grace is depicted as so extraordinary that mere residence there confers mokṣa-eligibility beyond even divine privilege.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a whole—presented as a mokṣa-kṣetra where all beings can attain liberation.
No specific rite is stated; the emphasis is on the salvific power of dwelling in Kāśī.