Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
गुह्यानां परमं गुह्यं क्षेत्रेऽस्मिश्चिंतितप्रदम् । कलौ कलुषबुद्धीनां गोपनीयं प्रयत्नतः
guhyānāṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ kṣetre'smiściṃtitapradam | kalau kaluṣabuddhīnāṃ gopanīyaṃ prayatnataḥ
இது காசிக் க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் இரகசியங்களில் பரம இரகசியம்; நினைத்த வரங்களை அளிப்பது. கலியுகத்தில் களங்கமடைந்த புத்தியுடையோரிடத்தில் இதை முயற்சியுடன் மறைத்து காக்க வேண்டும்.
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (Gaurī)
Scene: Śiva (as narrator) intimates to Pārvatī that Kāśī holds a supreme secret that grants desired boons, but must be guarded in Kali-yuga; the atmosphere is hushed, lamp-lit, and protective.
FAQs
The highest sacred truths about Kāśī are powerful and wish-fulfilling, and must be approached with purity and discretion, especially in Kali-yuga.
Kāśī Kṣetra—also known as Avimukta, the never-abandoned sacred field of Śiva.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes guarding and preserving a sacred secret (rahasya) with care.