Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
त्यजेदश्रेयसो राशिं श्रेयोराशिं च विंदति । तदुत्तरे च चक्रेशो योनिचक्र निवारकः
tyajedaśreyaso rāśiṃ śreyorāśiṃ ca viṃdati | taduttare ca cakreśo yonicakra nivārakaḥ
One casts away the heap of what is unwholesome and gains the store of true good. To the north of that is Cakreśa, the remover of the ‘yoni-cakra’, the cycle of womb-birth.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Cakreśa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (implied)
Scene: A northward path from the tranquil liṅga leads to Cakreśa: a shrine marked by a subtle wheel (cakra) motif—perhaps carved on the doorway or placed as an emblem. The devotee symbolically drops a bundle of dark stones (aśreyas) and receives a garland/light (śreyas).
FAQs
Approaching Śiva in Kāśī is framed as moral purification—casting off harmful tendencies and moving toward liberation from rebirth.
Cakreśa, described as a northern landmark in this Kāśī tīrtha sequence.
The verse implies pilgrimage progression (going north to Cakreśa) rather than detailing a specific rite.