Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
गुह्यानां परमं गुह्यमविमुक्तमिहेरितम् । तत्र संनिहिता सिद्धिस्तत्र नित्यं स्थितो विभुः
guhyānāṃ paramaṃ guhyamavimuktamiheritam | tatra saṃnihitā siddhistatra nityaṃ sthito vibhuḥ
इथे अविमुक्त हे गुह्यांतील परम गुह्य म्हणून सांगितले आहे। तेथे सिद्धी सदैव सन्निध असते आणि तेथेच सर्वव्यापी प्रभू नित्य वास करतो.
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukta
Type: kshetra
Listener: muni
Scene: A luminous sacred precinct labeled ‘Avimukta’ radiates hidden power; siddhis personified stand near a central Śiva-presence, indicating ever-available accomplishment due to divine indwelling.
FAQs
Kāśī’s Avimukta is a hidden spiritual reality where Śiva’s presence makes liberation-oriented accomplishment readily accessible.
Avimukta-kṣetra in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), the ‘never-abandoned’ domain of Śiva.
No specific rite; the verse states the metaphysical status of the kṣetra and the constant availability of siddhi there.