Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
महासुखं यदुद्दिष्टं समाधौ विस्मृतात्मनाम् । श्रीमत्यां मणिकर्ण्यां तत्सहजेनैव जायते
mahāsukhaṃ yaduddiṣṭaṃ samādhau vismṛtātmanām | śrīmatyāṃ maṇikarṇyāṃ tatsahajenaiva jāyate
Jenes „höchste Glück“, das den in Samādhi sich selbst Vergessenden zugeschrieben wird—im glückverheißenden Maṇikarṇikā entsteht es ganz von selbst, natürlich.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Scene: A meditative pilgrim at Maṇikarṇikā enters effortless absorption; the ghat, river light, and subtle Śiva presence create a field where samādhi arises naturally.
FAQs
Kāśī’s Maṇikarṇikā is portrayed as so spiritually potent that the highest contemplative bliss manifests effortlessly there.
Śrī Maṇikarṇikā (Maṇikarṇikā tīrtha/ghāṭa in Kāśī).
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on the innate spiritual efficacy (sahaja-phala) of the place.