Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
तदा प्रभृति लिंगेस्मिन्स्थितः साधकसिद्धये । अविमुक्ते परे क्षेत्रे कलिकाले विशेषतः
tadā prabhṛti liṃgesminsthitaḥ sādhakasiddhaye | avimukte pare kṣetre kalikāle viśeṣataḥ
அந்நாள்முதல் பக்த-சாதகர்களின் சித்திக்காக நான் இவ்விலிங்கத்திலேயே நிலைத்திருக்கிறேன்—பரம அவிமுக்த க்ஷேத்திரமான காசியில், குறிப்பாக கலியுகத்தில்।
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa default narration)
Tirtha: Avimukta-kṣetra (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis in Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame (contextual)
Scene: Śiva’s subtle, protective presence abiding within a radiant liṅga in Avimukta; devotees approach with folded hands as the kṣetra glows with sanctity in Kali-yuga.
FAQs
In Kali Yuga, divine grace is made especially accessible through liṅga-worship in Avimukta (Kāśī), supporting the sādhaka’s attainment.
Avimukta-kṣetra—Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), the supreme sacred field.
Implicit liṅga-upāsanā (worship of the liṅga) for sādhaka-siddhi, highlighted as especially efficacious in Kali Yuga.