Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
सर्वविघ्नप्रशांत्यर्थं सदा काशीनिवासिभिः । अपरं द्युमणे वच्मि तव चात्र तपस्यतः
sarvavighnapraśāṃtyarthaṃ sadā kāśīnivāsibhiḥ | aparaṃ dyumaṇe vacmi tava cātra tapasyataḥ
सर्व विघ्नांच्या शांतीसाठी काशीनिवासींनी हे सदैव करावे। हे द्युमणे, येथे तप करणाऱ्या तुझ्यासाठी मी पुढे आणखी सांगतो।
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dyumaṇi
Scene: A teacher addresses Dyumaṇi, advising constant observance by Kāśī residents to pacify obstacles; ascetics and householders gather near a shrine by the ghāṭa.
FAQs
Kāśī is presented as a living dharma-space where regular observance and tapas are means to pacify obstacles and deepen spiritual progress.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), especially its religious life as practiced by its residents (kāśī-nivāsins).
A continual practice aimed at vighna-śānti (pacifying obstacles) is recommended for Kāśī residents; the speaker proceeds to give further instruction.