Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
प्राप्यापि श्रीमतीं काशीं यस्तितिक्षति दुर्मतिः । स एव प्रत्युत त्यक्तो धर्मकामार्थमुक्तिभिः
prāpyāpi śrīmatīṃ kāśīṃ yastitikṣati durmatiḥ | sa eva pratyuta tyakto dharmakāmārthamuktibhiḥ
श्रीमंत काशी प्राप्त करूनही जो दुर्मती श्रद्धेविना तिला केवळ ‘सहन’ करीत राहतो, तो खरेतर धर्म-अर्थ-काम आणि मुक्ती यांद्वारेच त्याज्य ठरतो।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim reaches Kāśī’s radiant ghāṭs but stands with folded arms and averted face, ‘tolerating’ the place; behind him, four personified aims (dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa) turn away and depart, while the city remains luminous and inviting.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bears fruit when joined with श्रद्धा (reverent intent); contempt or mere tolerance of sacred space blocks the puruṣārtha fruits.
Śrīmatī Kāśī—Kāśī praised as inherently auspicious and liberation-oriented.
No explicit rite; the implied prescription is respectful residence/approach to Kāśī.