तवाग्रे तु यथाबुद्धि काशीविश्लेषतापि नः । अचिरेणैव कालेन काशीं प्राप्स्यस्यनुत्तमाम्
tavāgre tu yathābuddhi kāśīviśleṣatāpi naḥ | acireṇaiva kālena kāśīṃ prāpsyasyanuttamām
Walaupun menurut fikiranmu kita harus menanggung perpisahan daripada Kāśī untuk suatu waktu, namun dalam masa yang tidak lama engkau akan mencapai Kāśī yang tiada banding itu kembali.
Skanda (contextual attribution within Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue tradition)
Tirtha: Kāśī / Avimukta
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A consoling exchange about temporary separation from Kāśī, with the city’s ghāṭas and Viśveśvara’s spire envisioned in the background as a promise of return.
Kāśī is portrayed as the unsurpassed sacred goal; even temporary separation is overcome by divine assurance and merit.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), revered as anuttamā—supreme among sacred places.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on the assured spiritual return/attainment of Kāśī.