Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
तिर्यग्योनि न वै गच्छेत्कुदेशे नैव जायते । न दुःखी स्यात्स्वर्गभाक्च मोक्षोपायं च विंदति
tiryagyoni na vai gacchetkudeśe naiva jāyate | na duḥkhī syātsvargabhākca mokṣopāyaṃ ca viṃdati
Il ne tombe pas dans une naissance animale, ne naît pas en contrée misérable ; il ne devient pas malheureux : il obtient le ciel et découvre aussi la voie de la libération (mokṣa).
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic ladder of destinies: below, shadowy forms of animal birth and barren lands fade away; above, a radiant path leads to a luminous heaven and then to a serene light of liberation, with Kāśī’s skyline anchoring the scene.
FAQs
Proper engagement with tīrthas uplifts destiny—protecting from degraded rebirth and orienting one toward liberation.
Within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, the promise is tied to the merit of the Kāśī tīrtha-tradition and its pilgrimage discipline.
No explicit rite is stated here; it summarizes the karmic and spiritual outcomes of tīrtha-related dharma.