Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79
क्लेशितास्ते गणैरुग्रैर्यातनाभिः समंततः । इत्थं कालमसंख्यातमानीयंते ततस्त्विह
kleśitāste gaṇairugrairyātanābhiḥ samaṃtataḥ | itthaṃ kālamasaṃkhyātamānīyaṃte tatastviha
ดังนี้ พวกเขาถูกหมู่ผู้ติดตามอันดุร้ายทรมานรอบด้านด้วยทัณฑกรรมหลากหลาย ต้องทนทุกข์อยู่เป็นกาลอันนับประมาณมิได้; ครั้นแล้วจึงถูกนำมาที่นี่ (สู่เขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์นี้)
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A procession of suffering beings driven by fierce attendants through a dark liminal corridor, then approaching a radiant sacred boundary marked by Śiva-emblems and protective guardians.
FAQs
Karmic wrongdoing leads to prolonged suffering, yet the narrative points toward a sacred ‘here’ where a turning-point becomes possible.
Kāśī/Avimukta is implied as the sacred sphere into which beings are ultimately brought for a decisive spiritual outcome.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse sets the karmic and sacred-geographic context for what follows.