Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
अत्र यत्क्रियते क्षेत्रे शुभं वाऽशुभमेव वा । संवर्तेपि न तस्यांतस्तस्माच्छ्रेयः समाचरेत्
atra yatkriyate kṣetre śubhaṃ vā'śubhameva vā | saṃvartepi na tasyāṃtastasmācchreyaḥ samācaret
இந்த காசி-க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் செய்யப்படும் எதுவாயினும்—சுபமோ அசுபமோ—அதன் பலன் பிரளயத்திலும் முடிவுறாது. ஆகவே இங்கு நன்மை தரும் தர்மச் செயலை உறுதியாகச் செய்ய வேண்டும்.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general statement)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A contemplative pilgrim in Kāśī stands at a ghat, seeing the city as an eternal kṣetra beyond cosmic cycles; above, a subtle vision of saṃvarta (cosmic dissolution) contrasts with the undiminished moral imprint of deeds.
FAQs
In Kāśī, actions are spiritually weighty; therefore one should consciously choose dharma and the highest good (śreyas).
Kāśī as a whole is praised as the supreme Kṣetra where deeds carry extraordinary spiritual consequence.
A general injunction: practice śreyas (righteous, spiritually beneficial conduct) while in the holy field.