Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
आनंदरूपा जायंते तेन काश्यां हि जंतवः । चरणौ चरितुं वित्तस्तावेव कृतिनामिह
ānaṃdarūpā jāyaṃte tena kāśyāṃ hi jaṃtavaḥ | caraṇau carituṃ vittastāveva kṛtināmiha
तस्मात् काश्यां हि जन्तवः आनन्दरूपा जायन्ते। इह तावेव कृतिनां चरणौ, यौ अस्मिन् स्थाने चरितुं समर्थौ॥
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim’s feet stepping onto Kāśī’s ancient stone lanes, with subtle radiance rising from the ground; beings depicted with serene blissful faces, suggesting ānanda-born nature.
FAQs
To step into and walk within Kāśī is itself a mark of great merit; the city is portrayed as a realm that shapes beings toward bliss.
Kāśī as a whole—especially the blessedness of physically traversing its sacred ground.
Implied practice: pilgrimage on foot and circumambulation-like wandering in Kāśī (no formal rite specified).