असंख्याताः सहस्राणि ये रुद्रा अधिभूतले । तत्सर्वेभ्योऽधिका काश्यां जंतवो रुद्ररूपिणः
asaṃkhyātāḥ sahasrāṇi ye rudrā adhibhūtale | tatsarvebhyo'dhikā kāśyāṃ jaṃtavo rudrarūpiṇaḥ
D’innombrables milliers de Rudra existent sur la terre ; pourtant, à Kāśī, les êtres qui portent la forme même de Rudra sont supérieurs à tous ceux-là.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (Kalaśaja)
Scene: A bustling Kāśī street/ghāṭa where ordinary people subtly bear Rudra marks—third eye glow, crescent moon motif, ash lines—suggesting every being is Rudra-formed.
Kāśī is portrayed as uniquely saturated with Śiva—life in Kāśī is elevated by proximity to Rudra-consciousness.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a whole is glorified as the supreme Śaiva kṣetra.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse asserts the innate sanctity and Śaiva elevation of beings in Kāśī.