Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 16
अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य लभ्यं विनिमयेन यत् । किं तेन तुल्यमन्यत्स्यात्पवित्रमथवा महत
aśvamedhasahasrasya labhyaṃ vinimayena yat | kiṃ tena tulyamanyatsyātpavitramathavā mahata
Quand bien même, par échange, on obtiendrait le fruit de mille sacrifices d’Aśvamedha, quelle autre chose pourrait égaler ceci, en pureté comme en grandeur ?
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
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Scene: A symbolic scene where a thousand aśvamedha altars fade into the background while Kāśī’s sacred light remains singular and unsurpassed; priests and kings bow toward the kṣetra’s radiance.
FAQs
The kṣetra’s sanctity is beyond the calculable merit of grand rituals; holiness is presented as incomparable.
Kāśī is implied as the ‘this’ whose purity and greatness exceed even massive sacrificial merit.
Aśvamedha is referenced for comparison; no performance is prescribed—rather, the verse elevates the superior sanctity of the praised kṣetra.