जन्मांतरसहस्रेषु यत्पुण्यं समुपार्जितम् । तत्पुण्यपरिवर्तेन काश्यां वासोऽत्र लभ्यते
janmāṃtarasahasreṣu yatpuṇyaṃ samupārjitam | tatpuṇyaparivartena kāśyāṃ vāso'tra labhyate
हजारो जन्मांतरी जे पुण्य संचित झाले आहे, त्या पुण्याच्या ‘परिवर्तना’ने (विनिमयाने) येथे काशीत वास प्राप्त होतो।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic karmic ledger transforming into a path leading to Kāśī: scenes of past-life charity, vows, and service dissolve into a golden road ending at the Gaṅgā ghats and Viśveśvara’s spire; the pilgrim arrives with humility.
Living in Kāśī is not random fortune but the matured fruit of vast accumulated puṇya, implying its extraordinary spiritual value.
Kāśī/Vārāṇasī, highlighted as a rare attainment even before liberation itself.
No specific rite; the verse frames Kāśīvāsa as a karmic fruit, encouraging dharmic living to accrue puṇya.