Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
जरायुजांडजोद्भिज्जाः स्वेदजाह्यत्र वासिनः । न समा मोक्षभाजस्ते त्रिदशैर्मुक्तिदुर्दशैः
jarāyujāṃḍajodbhijjāḥ svedajāhyatra vāsinaḥ | na samā mokṣabhājaste tridaśairmuktidurdaśaiḥ
अत्र वासिनो जरायुजाण्डजोद्भिज्जाः स्वेदजाश्च—सर्वे मोक्षभागिनः। ते त्रिदशैः समा न; त्रिदशा हि मुक्तिं दुर्दशया, महाकष्टेन, प्राप्नुवन्ति॥
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue frame, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī scene where humans, animals, birds, insects, and plants are shown within the sacred boundary, all bathed in a subtle halo of Śiva’s grace; devas appear in the sky looking on with wonder, acknowledging the kṣetra’s superiority.
FAQs
Kāśī’s grace is depicted as so extraordinary that mere residence there confers mokṣa-eligibility beyond even divine privilege.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a whole—presented as a mokṣa-kṣetra where all beings can attain liberation.
No specific rite is stated; the emphasis is on the salvific power of dwelling in Kāśī.