Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
शंभुलोके गमस्तस्य यत्रतत्र मृतस्य हि । अविमुक्ते प्रयत्नेन तत्संसेव्यं मुमुक्षुभिः
śaṃbhuloke gamastasya yatratatra mṛtasya hi | avimukte prayatnena tatsaṃsevyaṃ mumukṣubhiḥ
ਜੋ ਕੋਈ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਕਿਤੇ ਵੀ ਮਰੇ, ਉਸ ਦੀ ਗਤੀ ਸ਼ੰਭੂ ਦੇ ਲੋਕ ਵੱਲ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਮੁਕਤੀ-ਚਾਹਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਯਤਨ ਨਾਲ ਅਵਿਮੁਕਤ ਦਾ ਆਸਰਾ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A mumukṣu pilgrim serves in Avimukta—sweeping the shrine, offering water to the liṅga—while a subtle vision shows Śambhu’s luminous realm as the destined path beyond death.
FAQs
Liberation-seekers should prioritize Avimukta because it is intimately linked with Śiva’s saving grace and the highest post-death goal.
Avimukta in Kāśī, the sanctified sphere where Śiva’s presence is held to be constant.
Saṃsevanā—regular resorting to the kṣetra through pilgrimage, worship, and disciplined devotion.