Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
तदिहाक्षयतामेतु तस्येश त्वदनुग्रहात् । तव प्रसादात्तस्येश सर्वमक्षयमस्तु तत्
tadihākṣayatāmetu tasyeśa tvadanugrahāt | tava prasādāttasyeśa sarvamakṣayamastu tat
Maka, wahai Tuhan, semoga pahala itu menjadi tak musnah di sini berkat anugerah-Mu. Wahai Tuhan, oleh prasāda-Mu, semoga semuanya sungguh menjadi abadi dan tak lapuk.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Addressed to Īśa/Īśvara within the verse; overall audience is the listener of Kāśī-māhātmya
Scene: A devotee in Kāśī offers folded hands before a radiant Śiva-liṅga; a gentle shower of sacred light signifies prasāda making the merit ‘akṣaya’.
FAQs
In Kāśī, the enduringness of spiritual fruit is ultimately secured by Śiva’s grace (anugraha/prasāda).
Kāśī as the ‘here’ (iha) where merit is prayed to become akṣaya through Śiva’s favor.
A devotional prescription: seeking Śiva’s prasāda so that one’s puṇya becomes imperishable.