Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
यस्तु वेत्स्यति भाग्येन स परां सिद्धिमाप्स्यति । अत्र जप्तं हुतं दत्तं स्तुतमर्चितमेव वा
yastu vetsyati bhāgyena sa parāṃ siddhimāpsyati | atra japtaṃ hutaṃ dattaṃ stutamarcitameva vā
যে সৌভাগ্যবশত এই মাহাত্ম্য জানে, সে পরম সিদ্ধি লাভ করে। এখানে জপ, হোম, দান, স্তব বা পূজা—যা কিছুই করা হয়, তা বিশেষ ফলপ্রদ হয়।
Śiva (as Liṅga)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī performs japa beside a shrine while priests conduct a small homa; nearby devotees offer flowers and recite stotras, suggesting that every act becomes fruitful in the kṣetra.
FAQs
Recognizing the sanctity of Kāśī transforms ordinary religious acts into a direct support for supreme spiritual attainment.
Kāśī is praised as the place where all devotional and Vedic acts become exceptionally efficacious.
Japa (chanting), huta/homa (fire-offering), dāna (charity), stuti (hymns), and arcana (worship) performed ‘here’ are highlighted.