Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
त्रिरात्रमपिये काश्यां वसंति नियतेंद्रियाः । तेषां पुनंति नियतं स्पृष्टाश्चरणरेणवः
trirātramapiye kāśyāṃ vasaṃti niyateṃdriyāḥ | teṣāṃ punaṃti niyataṃ spṛṣṭāścaraṇareṇavaḥ
جو لوگ کاشی میں محض تین راتیں بھی ضبطِ حواس کے ساتھ رہتے ہیں—ان کے قدموں کی گرد کا چھونا ہی یقیناً دوسروں کو پاک کر دیتا ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī/Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (contextually, as the subsequent verses address him)
Scene: A stream of pilgrims in Kāśī, living austerely for three nights; their feet raise sacred dust that purifies onlookers; ghats and temples glow in the background.
FAQs
Residence in Kāśī, even briefly, when paired with self-restraint, generates such purity that it sanctifies others as well.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a mokṣa-kṣetra whose very association purifies.
A three-night stay in Kāśī with controlled senses (niyatendriya) is highlighted as a potent observance.