Place

Kashi

काशीKāśī

Also called Varanasi

verses
2,514
books
28
chapters
624
Home of
Shiva

What the texts say

In the Skanda Purana, Kashi (also called Varanasi and Avimukta) is the royal city of Shiva, appointed by him for the liberation of all beings. Skanda Purana 4.1.18.12, 4.1.1.2, 4.1.32.125 The same Purana praises the city as upheld, even at dissolution, on the tip of Shiva's trident. Skanda Purana 4.1.5.20 It also says that in all the three crores of tirthas, no city compares with Kashi. Skanda Purana 4.1.5.31 The Kurma Purana says that those who die at other holy places do not attain supreme liberation in the same way as those who die in Kashi. Kurma Purana 1.29.47

Where to read

Every verse that names Kashi, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    1,589 verses · 230 chapters

    All 1,589 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 4.2.47.4

      Devi ne kaha, Maheshwar, duniya mein jahan jahan bhi teerth hain, woh sab Kashi mein kahan kahan hain? Prabhu, mujhe bata do.

    • 4.2.46.9

      Is kshetra mein jo bhi karo, achha ho ya bura, uska result kabhi khatam nahi hota. Jab tak duniya ka naash bhi ho, tab bhi uska asar rehta hai. Isliye yahan acha kaam karo, jo sach mein sahi hai.

    • 4.2.11.5

      Avimukta kshetra mein jo Adi-Keshav ki puja karte hain, woh amrit paate hain. Unka dukh khatam ho jata hai. Woh kabhi nahi marte.

  2. Padma Purana

    171 verses · 79 chapters

    All 171 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 3.33.1

      Yudhishthira ne kaha, tumne Varanasi ki baat thoda-thoda batayi. Ab rishi ji, use detail mein samjhao, tab mera dil khush ho jaayega.

    • 1.17.96

      Kashi mein bhi yeh baat hai, Prabhas mein bhi, Badri ashram mein bhi. Ganga ke dwar pe bhi, Prayag mein bhi, aur us jagah pe bhi jahan Ganga samundar se mil ti hai, sab jagah.

    • 6.222.15

      Ab main batata hoon unhone kitna punya kamaya. Us punya se woh teeno Kashi pahunch gaye. Kashi jo hai, ek bahut achhi jagah hai.

  3. Mudgala Purana

    115 verses · 30 chapters

    All 115 verses in the Mudgala Purana
    • 1.52.3

      Maheshwar roya ki kab Kashi milengi mujhe. Main to bichhadne ki aag mein jal raha hoon. Main mar jaunga, koi shak nahi.

    • 1.48.12

      Kashi jaise dharam ke jagah paschim mein hain. Bade rishi jaise Vasishtha uttar mein rehte hain.

    • 1.50.8

      Ab Kashi ke Bhagwan ki ek kahani suno. Yeh bahut acchi kahani hai. Isse tum saaf ho jaoge aur Brahman ban jaoge.

  4. Narada Purana

    109 verses · 29 chapters

    All 109 verses in the Narada Purana
    • 2.1.48.8

      Ab mujhe Kashi ke baare mein batao. Kashi kitni badi jagah hai yeh maine pehle thoda suna tha Sandhyavali se. Ab tum poora detail mein samjhao.

    • 2.1.51.1

      Vasu ne kaha, ab main Ganga ki badai batata hoon. Yeh Ganga Kashi mein rehti hai. Yahan jo bhi puja karte hain, unhe dono cheezein milti hain. Ek toh duniya ki khushi, doosra mukti. Kashi mein Ganga sabse badi hai.

    • 1.1.6.38

      Jab kisi ki jaan ja rahi ho, agar woh us waqt Avimukta ko yaad karta hai, toh uske saare paap saaf ho jaate hain. Woh Shiv ji ke paas pahunch jaata hai.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Kashi matters most.

  1. Granting Boons to Kashi and Shiva

    Mudgala Purana 1.52 · 17 verses

  2. Adhyāya 47: Liṅga-Tīrtha Cartography of Ānandakānana in Kāśī (Uttarārdha)

    Skanda Purana 4.2.47 · 18 verses

  3. Vyāsa’s Kāśī-Discipline, Viśveśvara-Manikarṇikā Supremacy, and the Kṛcchra-Cāndrāyaṇa Vow Taxonomy (Vyaśa-śāpa-vimokṣa Context)

    Skanda Purana 4.2.46 · 44 verses

  4. Bindu-Mādhava’s Tīrtha-Forms and the Secret Greatness of Maṇikarṇikā

    Skanda Purana 4.2.11 · 26 verses

  5. Catalogue of Kāśī Liṅgas and Imported Tīrtha Potencies (लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-समाहारः)

    Skanda Purana 4.2.19 · 22 verses

  6. Avimukta’s Supremacy and the Discipline of Sadācāra

    Skanda Purana 4.1.35 · 14 verses

  7. Pādodaka-Tīrtha and the Keśava Circuit in Kāśī (पादोदकतीर्थ-केशवपरिक्रमा)

    Skanda Purana 4.2.8 · 19 verses

  8. Origin of Avimukta and the Glory of Maṇikarṇikā

    Skanda Purana 4.1.26 · 51 verses

  9. Kāśī-Māhātmya: Assembly of Brāhmaṇas, Liṅga Foundations, and the Avimukta Teaching on Liberation

    Skanda Purana 4.2.14 · 54 verses

  10. The Account of Harikeśa and the Call of Vārāṇasī

    Skanda Purana 4.1.32 · 47 verses

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