चतुर्णामपि वेदानां पुण्यमध्ययनाच्च यत् । तत्पुण्यं जायतां काश्यां गायत्रीलक्ष जाप्यतः
caturṇāmapi vedānāṃ puṇyamadhyayanācca yat | tatpuṇyaṃ jāyatāṃ kāśyāṃ gāyatrīlakṣa jāpyataḥ
Anumang kabutihang dulot ng pag-aaral ng apat na Veda—nawa’y yaon ding puṇya ang sumilang sa Kāśī sa japa ng sandaang libong ulit ng Gāyatrī.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee seated at a Gaṅgā-ghāṭa at dawn, counting a mālā, radiant Gāyatrī light rising like the sun; four Vedas appear as subtle luminous scrolls blessing the japa.
In Kāśī, concentrated mantra-japa can yield Vedic-scale merit, highlighting the kṣetra’s amplifying sanctity.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a place where spiritual practices bear heightened fruit.
Gāyatrī-japa of one lakṣa (100,000) repetitions.
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