वरमेतेपक्षिमृगाः पशवः काशिवासिनः । येषां न पुनरावृत्तिर्नदेवानपुनर्भवाः
varametepakṣimṛgāḥ paśavaḥ kāśivāsinaḥ | yeṣāṃ na punarāvṛttirnadevānapunarbhavāḥ
Dichosos en verdad son incluso las aves, las bestias y los animales que moran en Kāśī, pues para ellos no hay retorno al saṃsāra. Tal liberación del renacer no se alcanza fácilmente ni aun por los dioses.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī riverfront with ghāṭas and temples; birds and animals within the sacred precinct bathed in a subtle Śiva-tejas, suggesting effortless liberation; distant devas look on in astonishment.
Kāśī is proclaimed a supreme mokṣa-kṣetra: mere residence in its sacred sphere can remove the cycle of rebirth.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), revered in the Skanda Purana as the foremost place of liberation.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the salvific power of Kāśīvāsa (dwelling in Kāśī).