ब्रह्मचारि प्रकरणं ततः स्त्रीलक्षणानि च । कृत्याकृत्यप्रकरणमविमुक्तेशवर्णनम्
brahmacāri prakaraṇaṃ tataḥ strīlakṣaṇāni ca | kṛtyākṛtyaprakaraṇamavimukteśavarṇanam
അതിനുശേഷം ബ്രഹ്മചര്യപ്രകരണം, കൂടാതെ സ്ത്രീലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ; ചെയ്യേണ്ടത്–ചെയ്യരുതാത്തത് എന്ന പ്രകരണം, അവിമുക്തേശന്റെ വർണ്ണനയും।
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting)
Tirtha: Avimukteśa (Avimukta-kṣetra, Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: A didactic tableau: a teacher expounds brahmacarya and kṛtya-akṛtya to pilgrims; the city of Kāśī forms the backdrop; Avimukteśa shrine shines at the center, symbolizing the goal of disciplined pilgrimage.
Kāśī Māhātmya integrates tīrtha-glory with dharma instruction—inner discipline and ethical discernment support devotion to Avimukteśa.
Avimukteśa/Avimukta—Śiva’s central liberating presence in Kāśī.
Brahmacarya is indicated as a disciplined observance; specific rituals are not enumerated in this verse.