ये च योगपरिभ्रष्टास्तपो दान विवर्जिताः । येषां क्वापि गतिर्नास्ति तेषां वाराणसी गतिः
ye ca yogaparibhraṣṭāstapo dāna vivarjitāḥ | yeṣāṃ kvāpi gatirnāsti teṣāṃ vārāṇasī gatiḥ
Die, die vom Yoga abgeirrt sind, die ohne Tapas und ohne Wohltätigkeit sind—die nirgends Zuflucht finden: für sie ist Vārāṇasī die Zuflucht.
Unspecified in snippet (quoted saying; Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame tradition: Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Vārāṇasī / Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A former ascetic, weary and ashamed, stands before Viśveśvara; his discarded yoga-mat and empty alms-bowl lie nearby. A lamp is lit, symbolizing a fresh beginning in Kāśī.
Kāśī’s grace is presented as inclusive—helping even those who have lapsed in discipline, austerity, and charity.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī).
Tapas and dāna are mentioned only as absent; no new rite is prescribed beyond taking refuge in Kāśī.