एतानि यानि प्रोक्तानि काशीप्राप्तिकराणि च । प्राप्य काशीं भवेन्मुक्तो जंतुर्नान्यत्रकुत्रचित्
etāni yāni proktāni kāśīprāptikarāṇi ca | prāpya kāśīṃ bhavenmukto jaṃturnānyatrakutracit
Ang lahat ng paraang ito na sinabi bilang nagdadala sa pag-abot sa Kāśī—pagdating sa Kāśī, ang nilalang ay nagiging malaya; wala nang ibang dako, saanman, na katulad nito.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims approaching Kāśī’s skyline; as they cross an unseen threshold, a subtle liberation motif—chains falling, light rising—signifying ‘prāpya kāśīm bhavenmuktaḥ’.
Kāśī is presented as uniquely liberation-bestowing; reaching it consummates the quest for mokṣa.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), the paramount mokṣa-kṣetra in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
The emphasis is on ‘prāpti’—attaining/reaching Kāśī—rather than a specific rite; earlier-mentioned practices are framed as means to reach Kāśī.
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