Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
ये त्वां भजंति सततं भुविशेषशायिंस्ताञ्छ्रीपते पितृपतींद्र कुबेरमुख्याः । वृंदारका दिवि सदैव सभाजयंति स्वर्गापवर्गसुखसंततिदानदक्ष
ye tvāṃ bhajaṃti satataṃ bhuviśeṣaśāyiṃstāñchrīpate pitṛpatīṃdra kuberamukhyāḥ | vṛṃdārakā divi sadaiva sabhājayaṃti svargāpavargasukhasaṃtatidānadakṣa
常に汝を礼拝する者たち——妙なる御床に臥す吉祥の主シュリーパティよ——その信徒は、祖霊（ピトリ）の主、インドラ、クベーラらを先頭とする神々の群によって天界にて常に讃えられる。汝は天の楽と解脱の楽とを絶え間なく授け得る至能者ゆえ。
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śrīpati Viṣṇu reclines on the wondrous couch (Śeṣa) in a cosmic ocean; above, a celestial court where Yama (pitṛpati), Indra, and Kubera lead devas honoring a steadfast devotee; a subtle path extends from heaven toward liberation-light.
FAQs
Steady worship brings both worldly-divine honor and the highest end—apavarga (liberation)—since the Lord grants the full spectrum of auspicious results.
The Kāśī Khaṇḍa framework is the locus; the verse emphasizes devotional results rather than a named Kāśī tirtha.
Satata-bhajana (constant worship/adoration) of the Lord is prescribed as the means to svarga and apavarga.