Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
काशीस्थैः पतितैस्तुल्या न वयं स्वर्गिणः क्वचित् । काश्यां पाताद्भयं नास्ति स्वर्गेपाताद्भयं महत्
kāśīsthaiḥ patitaistulyā na vayaṃ svargiṇaḥ kvacit | kāśyāṃ pātādbhayaṃ nāsti svargepātādbhayaṃ mahat
យើងមិនប្រាថ្នាឲ្យក្លាយជាអ្នកទៅសួគ៌ឡើយ; ល្អជាងគេគឺឲ្យដូចអ្នកដែលគេហៅថា “ធ្លាក់ចុះ” តែបន្តស្នាក់នៅកាសី។ នៅកាសី មិនមានភ័យខ្លាចនៃការធ្លាក់ចុះទេ ប៉ុន្តែនៅសួគ៌ ភ័យនៃការធ្លាក់ត្រឡប់វិញធំមហិមា។
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A speaker renounces heaven, gesturing toward Kāśī’s temples; above, a faint depiction of svarga with a downward path symbolizing fall; Kāśī below is steady, anchored by Śiva’s presence.
FAQs
Heavenly enjoyment is temporary and insecure, while Kāśī is praised as a stable refuge leading beyond downfall and return.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), contrasted with svarga to highlight its unique liberating status.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse recommends prioritizing Kāśīvāsa over seeking svarga.