Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 55
निमेषार्धप्रमाणं च कालं तिष्ठति निश्चलः । तत्र यस्तेन वै योगः समभ्यस्तः समाः शतम्
nimeṣārdhapramāṇaṃ ca kālaṃ tiṣṭhati niścalaḥ | tatra yastena vai yogaḥ samabhyastaḥ samāḥ śatam
Sesiapa yang tetap tidak bergerak di sana walau hanya selama setengah kelipan mata—dengan itu sahaja, yoga yang diamalkan di sana menyamai seratus tahun amalan di tempat lain.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, addressing Agastya)
Tirtha: Nirvāṇa/Mukti-maṇḍapa precinct (as the efficacious spot)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee stands or sits perfectly motionless in the sacred pavilion; time seems suspended as the invisible potency of the kṣetra transforms half a blink of stillness into a century of yoga.
FAQs
Sacred geography magnifies spiritual effort: even a moment of steadiness in Kāśī yields extraordinary yogic fruit.
The mandapa/seat described in this adhyāya within Kāśī, where stillness itself becomes highly meritorious.
A meditative discipline: remain steady and motionless (niścala) even briefly at that sacred spot.