Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
अहो मे धर्मसंपत्तिरहोमे भाग्यगौरवम् । यदद्राक्षिषमद्याहं काशीं सुचिर चिंतिताम्
aho me dharmasaṃpattirahome bhāgyagauravam | yadadrākṣiṣamadyāhaṃ kāśīṃ sucira ciṃtitām
அஹோ, என் தர்மச் செல்வம் எத்தனை உயர்ந்தது; அஹோ, என் பாக்கியத்தின் பெருமை எத்தனை—இன்று நீண்டநாள் மனத்தில் நினைத்த காசியை நான் தரிசித்தேன்.
Brahmā (Vedhā) (contextual continuation of the rejoicing praise)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A devotee gazes upon Kāśī’s ghāṭas and temples with a softened, fulfilled expression; behind them, faint imagery of past longing—prayer beads, travel hardships—dissolves into the present vision of the city bathed in golden light.
FAQs
Seeing Kāśī is itself treated as a culmination of dharma and a sign of extraordinary spiritual fortune.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), praised specifically through the theme of Kāśī-darśana.
None is stated; the verse emphasizes the merit of darśana (sacred sight).