Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
सत्यलोकेपि वैकुंठे महेंद्रादि पुरीष्वपि । त्रिजगत्पतिरुग्रोपि व्रती त्रिजगतीश्वरः
satyalokepi vaikuṃṭhe maheṃdrādi purīṣvapi | trijagatpatirugropi vratī trijagatīśvaraḥ
សូម្បីនៅសត្យលោក សូម្បីនៅវៃគុន្ឋ និងសូម្បីនៅទីក្រុងរបស់មហិន្ទ្រា និងអ្នកដទៃៗ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏កាចសាហាវនោះ—ម្ចាស់ត្រីលោក—នៅតែជាអ្នកកាន់ព្រហ្មចរិយវ្រត ជាព្រះអធិរាជនៃបីភព។
Skanda (to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (implied comparator against all lokas)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A montage-like vision: Śiva the fierce vow-observer stands/wanders through Satyaloka’s serene radiance, Vaikuṇṭha’s splendor, and Indra’s jeweled city—yet remains marked by the unresolved burden.
FAQs
Status, realm, or even heaven does not automatically remove grave impurity; steadfast vrata and the right kṣetra matter.
By contrasting many exalted realms, the text implicitly elevates Kāśī as uniquely efficacious.
Vratācaraṇa (observance of vow) is emphasized, though no step-by-step ritual is detailed here.