Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
यावन्नैत्यायुषश्चांतस्तावत्काशी न मुच्यते । कालः कलालवस्यापि संख्यातुं नैव विस्मरेत्
yāvannaityāyuṣaścāṃtastāvatkāśī na mucyate | kālaḥ kalālavasyāpi saṃkhyātuṃ naiva vismaret
जोपर्यंत नियत आयुष्याचा अंत येत नाही, तोपर्यंत काशीचा त्याग करू नये. काळ तर कला-लव इतक्या सूक्ष्म अंशांची गणनाही कधी विसरत नाही.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim holding a staff stands firm before the Gaṅgā and Viśveśvara’s spire while Kāla is shown as a cosmic counter counting kalā and lava on a rosary/abacus—signifying time’s exactness.
FAQs
Time is relentless and precise; therefore, maintain unwavering commitment to Kāśī and the pursuit of liberation.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), urged as a steadfast refuge until the end of life.
No formal ritual is specified; the instruction is persistence in Kāśī-vāsa/resort to Kāśī without wavering.