Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19
न च्छिद्रं लेभिरे क्वापि नृपविघ्नचिकीर्षवः । ततः समेत्य ताः सर्वा योगिन्यो वंध्यवांछिताः । तस्थुः संमंत्र्य तत्रैव न गता मंदरं पुनः
na cchidraṃ lebhire kvāpi nṛpavighnacikīrṣavaḥ | tataḥ sametya tāḥ sarvā yoginyo vaṃdhyavāṃchitāḥ | tasthuḥ saṃmaṃtrya tatraiva na gatā maṃdaraṃ punaḥ
Berniat menimbulkan rintangan bagi sang raja, mereka tidak menemukan celah sedikit pun di mana pun. Maka semua Yoginī itu—gagal dalam hasratnya—berkumpul, bermusyawarah di tempat itu juga, dan tidak kembali lagi ke Mandara.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical)
Scene: Yoginīs searching for a crack in the city’s spiritual armor—peering at gates, shrines, thresholds—then regrouping in a shadowed alley to confer, their faces tense, Mandara mountain faintly imagined as a distant origin they refuse to return to.
FAQs
Kāśī is shown as a dharma-protected realm where harmful designs fail, reinforcing the city’s unassailable sacred order.
Kāśī, implied as a place where even powerful Yoginīs cannot find a “chidra” (breach) to disturb dharmic stability.
None; the passage is narrative, emphasizing Kāśī’s protective sanctity.