Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
हृदि संचिंत्य विश्वेशं क्षणं यद्विनिमील्यते । देवस्य दक्षिणे भागे महायोगोयमुत्तमः
hṛdi saṃciṃtya viśveśaṃ kṣaṇaṃ yadvinimīlyate | devasya dakṣiṇe bhāge mahāyogoyamuttamaḥ
हृदयात विश्वेश्वराचे चिंतन करून क्षणभर डोळे मिटणे—देवाच्या दक्षिण भागी, काशीच्या त्या पावन प्रदेशात, हाच उत्तम महायोग आहे।
Skanda
Tirtha: Viśveśa/Avimukta-kṣetra (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sādhaka seated near a Kāśī shrine precinct, eyes gently closed, right hand in dhyāna-mudrā, with Viśveśa envisioned as a radiant liṅga in the heart; the ‘southern quarter’ suggested by a temple mandala and directional markers.
FAQs
Brief inward remembrance of Viśveśa in Kāśī is treated as a complete and supreme yogic accomplishment.
Kāśī, described through its sacred directional geography associated with the Lord (devasya dakṣiṇa-bhāga).
A simple dhyāna practice: contemplate Viśveśa in the heart and close the eyes momentarily (inner recollection).