परार्धद्वयनाशेपि काशीस्थो यो न नश्यति । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन काश्यां श्रेयः समाचरेत्
parārdhadvayanāśepi kāśīstho yo na naśyati | tasmātsarvaprayatnena kāśyāṃ śreyaḥ samācaret
دو پراردھ کے فنا ہو جانے والی عظیم پرلَے میں بھی، جو کاشی میں مقیم ہو وہ ہلاک نہیں ہوتا۔ اس لیے ہر کوشش کے ساتھ کاشی میں اعلیٰ ترین خیر و فلاح کی سادھنا کرنی چاہیے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-kṣetra (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Against a dissolving cosmos, Kāśī stands luminous and untouched: ghāṭas and temples glowing; a protective aura around the kṣetra; pilgrims with folded hands moving toward Viśveśvara, embodying ‘sarva-prayatna’ (total effort).
Kāśī is depicted as spiritually ‘non-perishing’; thus one should strive for liberation-oriented dharma there with full commitment.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), described as enduring in spiritual efficacy even across cosmic destructions.
A general prescription: ‘practice śreyas in Kāśī’—i.e., undertake liberation-focused conduct (devotion, purity, restraint) while residing there.