Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
परिणीता त्वया राजन्पतिव्रतरता सदा । त्वया सहेह संप्राप्ता मुक्तिं प्राप्स्यत्यनुत्तमाम्
pariṇītā tvayā rājanpativrataratā sadā | tvayā saheha saṃprāptā muktiṃ prāpsyatyanuttamām
Oh rey, desposada por ti, siempre entregada al sendero de la pativratā, y habiendo llegado aquí junto contigo, alcanzará la liberación suprema (mokṣa).
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue style)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: राजा
Scene: राजा और रानी/पत्नी काशी में साथ—विश्वेश्वर/लिंग के सम्मुख दीप, गंगा-घाट, आकाश में शांत प्रकाश; कथावाचक मोक्ष का वरदान-सा वचन देता है।
FAQs
Dharma lived with fidelity—especially pativratā commitment—when joined to sacred presence, culminates in liberation (mukti).
The verse says “here” (iha) within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s frame, pointing to Kāśī as the liberating setting for attaining anuttamā mukti.
No specific rite; it emphasizes ethical-votive discipline (pativratā-dharma) as the sustaining practice.