Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 110
सा च वाराणसी लभ्या सदाचारवता सदा । मनसापि सदाचारमतो विद्वान्न लंघयेत्
sā ca vārāṇasī labhyā sadācāravatā sadā | manasāpi sadācāramato vidvānna laṃghayet
அந்த வாராணசி எப்போதும் நல்லொழுக்கத்தில் நிலைத்தவருக்கே கிடைக்கும். ஆகையால் அறிவாளர் மனத்தாலும் நல்லொழுக்கத்தை மீறக் கூடாது.
Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue style)
Tirtha: Vārāṇasī (Kāśī/Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at a Kāśī ghāṭ pauses in introspection, hands folded, while temptations of misconduct are depicted as faint shadow-figures dissolving; a sage points to the heart, indicating mental discipline; the city’s temples glow quietly behind.
FAQs
Kāśī is not merely a destination; it is attained through sustained ethical life and inner purity.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī/Avimukta-kṣetra).
No specific rite is prescribed; the discipline is sadācāra—right conduct even at the level of thought.