Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
पापराशिभिराक्रांता ये दारिद्र्य पराजिताः । येषां क्वापि गतिर्नास्ति तेषां वाराणसी गतिः
pāparāśibhirākrāṃtā ye dāridrya parājitāḥ | yeṣāṃ kvāpi gatirnāsti teṣāṃ vārāṇasī gatiḥ
பாவக் குவியலால் ஆட்கொள்ளப்பட்டவரும், வறுமையால் தோற்கடிக்கப்பட்டவரும், எங்கும் அடைக்கலம் இல்லாதவரும்—அவர்களுக்கு வாராணசியே பரம கதி.
Unspecified in snippet (quoted saying; Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame tradition: Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Vārāṇasī / Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A destitute, sin-burdened pilgrim approaches the luminous city of Kāśī; Gaṅgā flows beside ghāṭs, bells ring, and the spire of Viśveśvara rises as a beacon of refuge.
FAQs
Kāśī is celebrated as a place where even the burdened and destitute can find spiritual uplift and a new direction.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī).
None directly; the emphasis is on Kāśī’s redemptive refuge rather than a specific rite.