Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
महासुखं यदुद्दिष्टं समाधौ विस्मृतात्मनाम् । श्रीमत्यां मणिकर्ण्यां तत्सहजेनैव जायते
mahāsukhaṃ yaduddiṣṭaṃ samādhau vismṛtātmanām | śrīmatyāṃ maṇikarṇyāṃ tatsahajenaiva jāyate
That “supreme bliss” spoken of as belonging to those who, in samādhi, have forgotten the self—at the auspicious Maṇikarṇikā it arises naturally, of its own accord.
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.