अन्यत्र यत्तपस्तप्त्वा श्रेयः स्याच्छरदां शतम् । तदस्तु काश्यां वर्षेण भूमिशय्या व्रतेन हि
anyatra yattapastaptvā śreyaḥ syāccharadāṃ śatam | tadastu kāśyāṃ varṣeṇa bhūmiśayyā vratena hi
جو روحانی بھلائی کہیں اور سو خزاں تک تپسیا کرنے سے ملتی ہے، وہی کاشی میں زمین پر سونے کے ورت سے ایک ہی سال میں حاصل ہو۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-ascetic in Kāśī sleeps on a simple mat on the earth near a ghat at dawn; behind him rise temple spires and the flowing Gaṅgā, with Śiva’s unseen presence implied by a liṅga and bilva leaves.
Kāśī is portrayed as a spiritual accelerator where vows quickly mature into great merit.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as the preeminent kṣetra for austerity.
Bhūmiśayyā-vrata—observing a vow of sleeping on the ground for a year in Kāśī.