Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
योगसिद्धिरिहास्त्येव तपःसिद्धिरिहैव हि । व्रतसिद्धिर्मंत्रसिद्धिस्तीर्थसिद्धिः सुनिश्चितम्
yogasiddhirihāstyeva tapaḥsiddhirihaiva hi | vratasiddhirmaṃtrasiddhistīrthasiddhiḥ suniścitam
এখানেই যোগসিদ্ধি, এখানেই তপস্যাসিদ্ধি। ব্রতসিদ্ধি, মন্ত্রসিদ্ধি ও তীর্থফল—সবই এখানে নিশ্চিতভাবে লাভ হয়।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogues commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta/Ānandakānana)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic spiritual Kāśī: yogins meditating, ascetics performing tapas, devotees keeping vratas, mantra-japa circles, and pilgrims bathing—each scene converging into a single sacred aura over the city.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a uniquely potent sacred field where multiple spiritual disciplines yield swift and certain results.
Kāśī/Vārāṇasī, implied by the adhyāya’s context as the place where all ‘siddhis’ are accessible.
Vrata (vows/observances) and mantra practice are mentioned as becoming ‘siddha’ here; no single named vow or mantra is specified.