Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100
त्यक्त्वा वैश्वेश्वरीं भक्तिं येऽन्यदेवपरायणाः । सर्वथा तैर्न वस्तव्या राजधानी पिनाकिनः
tyaktvā vaiśveśvarīṃ bhaktiṃ ye'nyadevaparāyaṇāḥ | sarvathā tairna vastavyā rājadhānī pinākinaḥ
Aqueles que abandonam a devoção a Vaiśveśvara e se dedicam a outras divindades não devem, de modo algum, residir na cidade-capital de Pinākin (Śiva).
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vaiśveśvara-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī with the Viśvanātha temple at center; a resident turns away from scattered competing banners and walks toward the Vaiśveśvara shrine, holding bilva leaves; above, Śiva as Pinākin with bow/trident signifies kingship over the city.
FAQs
Kāśī is Śiva’s royal domain; its spiritual life is centered on devotion to Viśveśvara.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), described as the rājadhānī (capital) of Śiva (Pinākin).
A devotional prescription is implied: maintain Vaiśveśvara-bhakti as the defining practice for Kāśī-residence.