Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51
पुरी संयमनी सेयमतीव शुभलक्षणा । आकर्ण्य यस्य नामापि पापिनोऽतीव बिभ्यति
purī saṃyamanī seyamatīva śubhalakṣaṇā | ākarṇya yasya nāmāpi pāpino'tīva bibhyati
Kota Saṃyamanī ini sungguh bertanda amat suci dan bertuah; bahkan hanya mendengar namanya pun orang berdosa menjadi sangat gentar.
Śivaśarmā (Vipra)
Tirtha: Saṃyamanī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant, auspicious city-gate with dharma-symbols; shadowy figures (sinners) recoil merely upon hearing its name, while the meritorious walk fearlessly toward the light.
FAQs
Conscience and karmic accountability create fear for the sinful, while the dharmic order itself remains auspicious.
The verse names Saṃyamanī (Yama’s city); the overarching text remains within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī Māhātmya frame.
None; it contrasts moral states (pāpa vs. dharma) through reaction to sacred/authoritative realms.