ब्रह्महत्याभयं यस्य यस्य संसारतो भयम् । जातुचित्तेन न त्याज्या काशिका मुक्तिकाशिका
brahmahatyābhayaṃ yasya yasya saṃsārato bhayam | jātucittena na tyājyā kāśikā muktikāśikā
Quiconque craint le péché du meurtre d’un brāhmane, quiconque craint le saṃsāra : Kāśikā, la Kāśī qui donne la délivrance, ne doit jamais être abandonnée dans le cœur.
Bṛhaspati
Tirtha: Kāśikā (Mukti-Kāśikā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee holding Kāśī within the heart-lotus; on one side, specters of brahmahatyā and saṃsāra-fear recede; on the other, Kāśī’s ghāṭas and Viśveśa’s liṅga glow as refuge.
Keep unwavering inner refuge in Kāśī’s liberating power when confronted by fear of sin and rebirth.
Kāśī/Kāśikā, specifically as “Muktikāśikā.”
An inner discipline: not abandoning Kāśī in one’s heart; no external rite is specified.