निर्वाणलक्ष्मीं ये पुण्याः परिवांछंति लीलया । निरंतरसुखप्राप्त्यै काशी त्याज्या न तै नृभिः
nirvāṇalakṣmīṃ ye puṇyāḥ parivāṃchaṃti līlayā | niraṃtarasukhaprāptyai kāśī tyājyā na tai nṛbhiḥ
Les âmes bénies qui, comme en un jeu, désirent la Lakṣmī du Nirvāṇa afin d’obtenir une félicité ininterrompue, ne doivent jamais abandonner Kāśī.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī or a principal interlocutor in Kāśī-khaṇḍa dialogue frame (context-dependent)
Scene: A pilgrim-sage stands at dawn on a Gaṅgā ghat, facing the skyline of Kāśī’s temples; the city is portrayed as a luminous kṣetra that one should never leave, with a subtle aura suggesting ‘nirvāṇa-lakṣmī’.
A sincere seeker of mokṣa should remain connected to Kāśī, the place praised as a direct support for unbroken spiritual happiness.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), the foremost mokṣa-kṣetra in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the instruction is devotional-practical: do not abandon Kāśī while seeking liberation.