Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
यो यो याति पुरीं तां तु स स तत्रैव तिष्ठति । अभूवन्ननुयोगिन्योऽयोगिन्यः काशिसंगताः
yo yo yāti purīṃ tāṃ tu sa sa tatraiva tiṣṭhati | abhūvannanuyoginyo'yoginyaḥ kāśisaṃgatāḥ
ผู้ใดไปสู่นครนั้น ผู้นั้นย่อมตั้งอยู่ ณ ที่นั่นเอง ด้วยการคบหาใกล้ชิดกาศี แม้ผู้ที่มิใช่โยคินี ก็กลับกลายเป็นโยคินี
Skanda (continuing narration of Śiva’s thought)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Pilgrims entering Kāśī are shown gradually transforming: ordinary women become yoginīs—holding japa-mālā, serene faces, simple ascetic attire—while the city’s aura binds residents to remain near ghāṭas and temples.
FAQs
Holy association (saṅga) with Kāśī transforms inner capacity; the place itself catalyzes yogic and devotional maturity.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) broadly, praised for its power to retain and transform visitors.
No explicit rite; the implied discipline is saṅga—staying in/associating with Kāśī as a spiritual practice.