Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35
स्थावरा जंगमाः काश्यामचेतनसचेतनाः । सर्वे ममैव लिंगानि तेभ्यो द्रुह्यंति दुर्धियः
sthāvarā jaṃgamāḥ kāśyāmacetanasacetanāḥ | sarve mamaiva liṃgāni tebhyo druhyaṃti durdhiyaḥ
Di Kāśī, yang tetap dan yang bergerak—yang tidak bernyawa dan yang bernyawa—semuanya adalah liṅga-Ku jua. Orang yang berakal jahat melakukan kesalahan dengan menista mereka.
Viśveśa/Śiva (quoted within Skanda’s narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Internal narratee (contextual)
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī scene where stones, trees, animals, pilgrims, and shrines subtly bear liṅga-marks; a contrasting figure of ‘dur-dhi’ shows disrespect, shadowed by karmic consequence.
FAQs
In Kāśī, everything participates in Śiva’s presence; harming beings or places there is treated as an offense against Śiva.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a total sacred field where all entities are Śiva’s signs (liṅgas).
An implied discipline of reverence and non-offense toward all beings and sacred forms in Kāśī.