Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
चंचत्प्रासादमाणिक्यैर्विजृंभितमरीचिभिः । सुनीलमपि च व्योमवीक्ष्यमाणं सुनिर्मलम्
caṃcatprāsādamāṇikyairvijṛṃbhitamarīcibhiḥ | sunīlamapi ca vyomavīkṣyamāṇaṃ sunirmalam
ಚಮಚಮಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಾಸಾದಗಳ ಮಾಣಿಕ್ಯಗಳಿಂದ ಹರಡಿದ ಕಿರಣಗಳಿಂದ, ಗಾಢ ನೀಲಾಕಾಶವೂ ನೋಡಿದಾಗ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ನಿರ್ಮಲ ಹಾಗೂ ಕಲಂಕರಹಿತವಾಗಿ ತೋಚಿತು।
Skanda (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sunlit palaces studded with gems; rays scatter and ‘open out’ across the scene; the deep-blue sky looks washed and stainless, as if polished by light.
FAQs
Kāśī’s sanctity is expressed through purity and radiance—outer brilliance mirrors inner purification for the pilgrim.
The heavenly appearance of Kāśī’s sacred precincts and temple-palaces.
None; the verse serves as devotional city-praise (sthala-māhātmya).