Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79
अविप्लुत ब्रह्मचर्यो विश्वेशानुग्रहाद्भवेत् । अनुग्रहश्च वैश्वेशः काशीप्राप्तिकरः परः
avipluta brahmacaryo viśveśānugrahādbhavet | anugrahaśca vaiśveśaḥ kāśīprāptikaraḥ paraḥ
Le brahmacarya sans rupture naît de la grâce de Viśveśa, Seigneur de l’Univers ; et cette grâce suprême de Vaiśveśa est elle-même la cause la plus haute qui accorde l’accès à Kāśī.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśī Khaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī / Avimukta-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim with matted hair and simple cloth stands before Viśveśa in Kāśī; Śiva’s compassionate gaze bestows a luminous aura symbolizing brahmacarya and eligibility for Kāśī.
FAQs
Spiritual discipline becomes steady through Śiva’s grace, and that grace leads one to the liberating field of Kāśī.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), approached through the grace of Viśveśa.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes brahmacarya sustained by divine anugraha.