Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
सर्वत्र सौख्यं मम मुक्तिमंडपे संतिष्ठमानस्य भवेदिहाच्युत । न तत्तु कैलासगिरौ सुनिर्मले न भक्तचेतस्यपि निश्चलश्रियि
sarvatra saukhyaṃ mama muktimaṃḍape saṃtiṣṭhamānasya bhavedihācyuta | na tattu kailāsagirau sunirmale na bhaktacetasyapi niścalaśriyi
हे अच्युत! जो माझ्या मुक्तिमंडपात स्थिर उभा राहतो, त्याला सर्वत्र सुख प्राप्त होते. पण तेच फल निर्मळ कैलासगिरीवरही मिळत नाही—स्थिर भक्तचित्त व अचल श्री असली तरीही.
Śiva
Tirtha: Muktimaṇḍapa (within Avimukta/Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
Scene: A radiant pavilion in Kāśī labeled ‘Mukti’, with a devotee standing within; in the distance, the snowy Kailāsa appears subdued, emphasizing Kāśī’s superior grace. Shiva’s unseen presence is suggested by a trident emblem and a luminous aura.
FAQs
Kāśī is depicted as uniquely liberation-oriented: abiding in the Mukti-maṇḍapa transforms one’s spiritual condition universally.
Śiva’s Mukti-maṇḍapa in Kāśī is praised—even in comparison to Mount Kailāsa.
A place-based practice is implied: to stand/abide (saṃtiṣṭhāna) in the Mukti-maṇḍapa for spiritual benefit.