Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
आनंदरूपा जायंते तेन काश्यां हि जंतवः । चरणौ चरितुं वित्तस्तावेव कृतिनामिह
ānaṃdarūpā jāyaṃte tena kāśyāṃ hi jaṃtavaḥ | caraṇau carituṃ vittastāveva kṛtināmiha
Therefore, in Kāśī, living beings are born with the very form of bliss. Indeed, only those feet are truly blessed here which are able to walk and wander in this place.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim’s feet stepping onto Kāśī’s ancient stone lanes, with subtle radiance rising from the ground; beings depicted with serene blissful faces, suggesting ānanda-born nature.
FAQs
To step into and walk within Kāśī is itself a mark of great merit; the city is portrayed as a realm that shapes beings toward bliss.
Kāśī as a whole—especially the blessedness of physically traversing its sacred ground.
Implied practice: pilgrimage on foot and circumambulation-like wandering in Kāśī (no formal rite specified).