Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
इह श्रुतिमतां पुंसां याभ्यां काशी श्रुता सकृत् । तदेव मनुते सर्वं मनस्त्विह मनस्विनाम
iha śrutimatāṃ puṃsāṃ yābhyāṃ kāśī śrutā sakṛt | tadeva manute sarvaṃ manastviha manasvināma
येथे ज्यांच्या कानांनी काशीचे नाव एकदाही ऐकले, त्या विवेकी मनस्वी पुरुषांचे मन तिलाच सर्वस्व मानून त्यातच स्थिर होते.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A listener hears of Kāśī and becomes inwardly absorbed; the mind is depicted as turning toward a radiant vision of Kāśī’s ghāṭs and Śiva’s presence, while worldly scenes fade.
FAQs
Even a single hearing of Kāśī’s glory can reorient the mind of the discerning toward the highest aim.
Kāśī/Vārāṇasī, whose very mention and hearing is presented as spiritually transformative.
Śravaṇa (devout listening) of Kāśī-māhātmya is implied as a potent practice, even without additional rites.