ब्रह्महत्यादि पापानि यस्या नाम्नोपि कीर्तनात् । त्यजंति पापिनं काशी सा केनेहोपमीयते
brahmahatyādi pāpāni yasyā nāmnopi kīrtanāt | tyajaṃti pāpinaṃ kāśī sā kenehopamīyate
Aun los graves pecados, como el brahma-homicidio, abandonan al pecador con solo cantar su Nombre: tal es Kāśī. ¿Con qué, en este mundo, puede compararse?
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Kāśī’s sanctity is so great that even uttering her name is said to dissolve the heaviest sins.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), portrayed as uniquely incomparable among all sacred places.
Kīrtana (chanting/reciting) of the name ‘Kāśī’ is highlighted as a potent spiritual act.