Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
अत्र यत्क्रियते क्षेत्रे शुभं वाऽशुभमेव वा । संवर्तेपि न तस्यांतस्तस्माच्छ्रेयः समाचरेत्
atra yatkriyate kṣetre śubhaṃ vā'śubhameva vā | saṃvartepi na tasyāṃtastasmācchreyaḥ samācaret
Whatever is done in this sacred Field (Kāśī)—auspicious or even inauspicious—its consequence does not end even at the time of cosmic dissolution. Therefore, one should earnestly practice here what is truly beneficial and righteous.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general statement)
Type: kshetra
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Scene: A contemplative pilgrim in Kāśī stands at a ghat, seeing the city as an eternal kṣetra beyond cosmic cycles; above, a subtle vision of saṃvarta (cosmic dissolution) contrasts with the undiminished moral imprint of deeds.
FAQs
In Kāśī, actions are spiritually weighty; therefore one should consciously choose dharma and the highest good (śreyas).
Kāśī as a whole is praised as the supreme Kṣetra where deeds carry extraordinary spiritual consequence.
A general injunction: practice śreyas (righteous, spiritually beneficial conduct) while in the holy field.