Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
विमुखोपीश्वरोस्माकं काशीसेवनपुण्यतः । संमुखो भविता पुण्यं कृतकृत्याः स्म तद्वयम्
vimukhopīśvarosmākaṃ kāśīsevanapuṇyataḥ | saṃmukho bhavitā puṇyaṃ kṛtakṛtyāḥ sma tadvayam
Walaupun Tuhan berpaling daripada kami, dengan pahala berkhidmat kepada Kāśī Dia akan menjadi berkenan kepada kami. Berbahagialah kami—dengan pahala itu juga kami menjadi kṛtakṛtya, tujuan kami pun sempurna.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Two devotees speak with relief: though Śiva seemed averted, their acts of Kāśī-sevā cause Śiva/Viśveśvara to turn toward them with a compassionate gaze; the Gaṅgā and temple lamps frame the moment of reconciliation.
FAQs
Service to Kāśī is a powerful purifier that draws divine grace; sacred place-devotion is itself a dharmic means to divine favor.
Kāśī, whose very “sevā” is said to generate puṇya capable of turning Īśvara favorable.
Kāśī-sevana—serving/attending upon Kāśī (residing respectfully, supporting its sacred life) is implied as the practice.