काश्यां सा भूमिरुद्दिष्टा श्वेतद्वीप इति द्विजैः । तत्र पुण्यार्जनं कृत्वा श्वेतद्वीपाधिपो भवेत्
kāśyāṃ sā bhūmiruddiṣṭā śvetadvīpa iti dvijaiḥ | tatra puṇyārjanaṃ kṛtvā śvetadvīpādhipo bhavet
À Kāśī, cette étendue de terre est dite par les deux-fois-nés «Śvetadvīpa». Ayant amassé du mérite en ce lieu, on devient seigneur en Śvetadvīpa.
Skanda (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Śvetadvīpa (Kāśī-antar-gata kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous white-hued quarter of Kāśī, with white lotuses and radiant light; brāhmaṇas point out the boundary stones of ‘Śvetadvīpa’ while pilgrims perform quiet japa and dāna, and a faint vision of Vaikuṇṭha-like splendor overlays the city.
Kāśī contains inner sacred zones; merit earned in such kṣetras is said to elevate the devotee to exalted realms.
A Kāśī-region identified as Śvetadvīpa (a sanctified kṣetra/zone).
General prescription of puṇyārjana—performing meritorious acts (pilgrimage, worship, vows, charity) in that region.