Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
येनाविमुक्तमासाद्य महालिंगानि पार्वति । सकृदभ्यर्चितानीह स मुक्तो नात्र संशयः
yenāvimuktamāsādya mahāliṃgāni pārvati | sakṛdabhyarcitānīha sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ
பார்வதியே! அவிமுக்த க்ஷேத்திரத்தை அடைந்து இங்கு மகாலிங்கங்களை ஒருமுறையாவது அர்ச்சித்தவன் முக்தி பெறுவான்; இதில் ஐயமில்லை.
Śiva (addressing Pārvatī; Kāśī liberation doctrine)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sage interlocutor (contextual)
Scene: Within Avimukta, a devotee offers water and bilva leaves to a towering mahāliṅga; a subtle vision of Śiva’s protective presence pervades; the atmosphere is solemn, liberative, and certain.
FAQs
Kāśī’s grace is immediate: a single sincere act of worship at Avimukta is declared sufficient for liberation.
Avimukta (Kāśī/Vārāṇasī), highlighted as a direct mokṣa-giving sacred field.
Abhyarcana (formal worship) of the great liṅgas—explicitly stated as effective even if done once.