Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12
निष्प्रत्यूहं च नितरां पुरुषार्थाः पदेपदे । धूपधूमभरैर्व्योम यद्रक्तं तु तदा मुने
niṣpratyūhaṃ ca nitarāṃ puruṣārthāḥ padepade | dhūpadhūmabharairvyoma yadraktaṃ tu tadā mune
And, O sage, the aims of human life were attained without obstruction at every step; the sky at that time appeared reddened by the dense masses of incense-smoke.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A sage (mune)
Scene: A festival night in Kāśī: lanes leading to Śiva shrines filled with incense; the sky tinted red by thick dhūpa-smoke; pilgrims moving step by step in a luminous, fragrant haze.
FAQs
In a supremely sacred setting aligned with Śiva, life’s four aims are said to become naturally attainable, free from hindrance.
Kāśī is implied as the place where puruṣārthas are fulfilled and worship fills the very sky.
Incense-offering (dhūpa) is highlighted as part of the worshipful environment, though not framed as a command.