Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
जिह्वाग्रे वर्तते यस्य काशीत्यक्षरयुग्मकम् । न तस्य गर्भवासः स्यात्क्वचिदेव सुमेधसः
jihvāgre vartate yasya kāśītyakṣarayugmakam | na tasya garbhavāsaḥ syātkvacideva sumedhasaḥ
Bagi insan yang benar-benar arif, pada hujung lidahnya bersemayam dua suku kata “Kāśī”; baginya tidak akan ada lagi kediaman dalam rahim, pada bila-bila masa.
Śiva (in the Kāśī-stavana context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (as mantra-nāma)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close focus on a devotee’s lips and tongue-tip where the syllables ‘Kā-śī’ appear as luminous letters; behind, a faint wheel of saṃsāra breaks, symbolizing the end of rebirth.
FAQs
Constant remembrance and utterance of Kāśī’s name is portrayed as a direct means to freedom from rebirth.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), whose very name is treated as salvific.
Nāma-japa/constant utterance—keeping “Kāśī” on the tongue.