Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
येन काशी हृदि ध्याता येन काशीह सेविता । तेनाहं हृदि संध्यातस्तेनाहं सेवितः सदा
yena kāśī hṛdi dhyātā yena kāśīha sevitā | tenāhaṃ hṛdi saṃdhyātastenāhaṃ sevitaḥ sadā
Par celui qui médite Kāśī dans son cœur et par celui qui sert Kāśī ici, par lui je suis rappelé au cœur ; par lui je suis toujours honoré et servi en adoration.
Śiva (deduced from first-person claim of being meditated and served through Kāśī-sevā)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Those devoted to Kāśī—pilgrims and residents
Scene: A devotee meditates with Kāśī’s ghāṭs and Viśvanātha appearing within a heart-lotus; simultaneously, the devotee offers service at the ghāṭ—suggesting inner and outer worship merging.
FAQs
Devotion to Kāśī—through meditation and service—is equated with devotion to Śiva himself.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), presented as inseparable from Śiva’s presence.
Sevā (service) and dhyāna (heart-meditation) centered on Kāśī.