Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65
न योगैर्या गतिर्लभ्या जन्मांतरशतैरपि । अन्यत्रहेलया साऽत्र लभ्येशस्य प्रसादतः
na yogairyā gatirlabhyā janmāṃtaraśatairapi | anyatrahelayā sā'tra labhyeśasya prasādataḥ
L’état que l’on n’atteint pas même par les voies du yoga au cours de centaines de vies, ici, en ce lieu, s’obtient aisément par la grâce du Seigneur Śiva.
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kṣetra (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not specified in the provided excerpt
Scene: A yogin with matted hair and austere posture stands beside a simple Kāśī devotee; above them Śiva’s benign presence radiates, indicating that grace in Kāśī grants swiftly what yoga seeks over many births.
FAQs
In Kāśī, the Lord’s grace can grant what severe yoga may not yield even over many births.
Avimukta/Kāśī, as the grace-filled domain of Īśa (Śiva).
No specific rite; the emphasis is on the kṣetra’s grace (prasāda) as the decisive means.