Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
गच्छता तिष्ठता वापि स्वपता जाग्रताथवा । काशीत्येष महामंत्रो येन जप्तः सनिर्भयः
gacchatā tiṣṭhatā vāpi svapatā jāgratāthavā | kāśītyeṣa mahāmaṃtro yena japtaḥ sanirbhayaḥ
চলতে বা দাঁড়াতে, ঘুমোতে বা জাগতে—যে ‘কাশী’ এই মহামন্ত্র জপ করে, সে নির্ভয় হয়ে যায়।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: ‘Kāśī’ nāma as mahāmantra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage/dharma inquirers
Scene: A devotee moving through daily life—walking, standing, sleeping—while the word ‘Kāśī’ appears as luminous syllables around him, forming a protective aura (abhaya).
FAQs
Unbroken remembrance/japa of the Kāśī name is taught as a direct means to inner fearlessness.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), specifically through its name elevated as a mahāmantra.
Continuous japa of the mantra ‘Kāśī’ in all states—moving, resting, sleeping, and waking.