Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
तच्च ज्ञानं भवेत्पुंसां सम्यक्काशीनिषेवणात् । काशीनिषेवणेन स्याद्विश्वेशकरुणोदयः
tacca jñānaṃ bhavetpuṃsāṃ samyakkāśīniṣevaṇāt | kāśīniṣevaṇena syādviśveśakaruṇodayaḥ
तच्च ज्ञानं पुंसां सम्यक् काशीनिषेवणात् भवेत्। काशीनिषेवणेन विश्वेशकरुणोदयः स्यात्।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims serve in Kāśī—offering water and bilva to Viśveśvara—while a soft radiance of compassion descends, symbolizing the dawn of knowledge in the devotee’s heart.
FAQs
Kāśī is presented as a living field of awakening: sincere engagement with the dharma of Kāśī draws forth knowledge and Śiva’s grace.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), especially as the realm of Viśveśa (Śiva), is explicitly glorified.
Not a single rite, but the core discipline of kāśī-niṣevaṇa—proper service, devotion, and lived practice in Kāśī.