Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79
इति संचितयंत्येव सेवां तत्याज नोंकृतेः । जलाभिलाषिणी सा तु लिंगनामामृतं पिबेत्
iti saṃcitayaṃtyeva sevāṃ tatyāja noṃkṛteḥ | jalābhilāṣiṇī sā tu liṃganāmāmṛtaṃ pibet
So sinnierend gab sie ihren Dienst niemals auf, nicht einmal um der Oṃkṛti willen (des heiligen Lautes Oṃ). Und wenn sie nach Wasser verlangte, trank sie den Nektar des Namens des Liṅga.
Skanda (deduced; includes description of her practice)
Tirtha: Kāśī (liṅga-sevā and nāma-māhātmya context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sādhvī remains in attendance at the liṅga; though thirsty, she closes her eyes briefly to sip ‘nāma-amṛta’—depicted as luminous syllables rising like water into her lips—while her hands continue devotional service.
FAQs
Divine sound and the divine Name can sustain the devotee more than physical comforts; nāma-japa is portrayed as amṛta.
Kāśī is the narrative frame; the practice centers on Oṃkāra-liṅga devotion within Kāśī’s sanctity.
Oṃkāra-recitation (oṃkṛti/japa) and drinking the ‘nectar’ of the liṅga’s name—i.e., constant nāma-smaraṇa.