Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
कृमिकीटपतंगानामविमुक्ते तनुत्यजाम् । विभूतिर्दृश्यते या सा क्वास्ति ब्रह्मांडमंडले
kṛmikīṭapataṃgānāmavimukte tanutyajām | vibhūtirdṛśyate yā sā kvāsti brahmāṃḍamaṃḍale
Bahkan bagi cacing, serangga dan makhluk terbang yang menanggalkan jasad di Avimukta, terlihat suatu kemuliaan. Di manakah lagi dalam seluruh lingkaran alam semesta terdapat kemuliaan sedemikian?
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta
Type: kshetra
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Scene: A tiny insect and a bird at the moment of death within Avimukta are enveloped by a gentle, auspicious radiance rising upward, while sages and pilgrims look on in astonishment; the city’s sacred aura pervades the scene.
FAQs
Avimukta’s sanctity is so exceptional that even the smallest beings gain a remarkable spiritual uplift there.
Avimukta-kṣetra, identified with Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
None; the verse stresses the inherent salvific potency of the place, especially connected with death there.