तारकस्योपदेशेन काशीसंस्थोऽमृतो भवेत् । अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धैर्बद्धोऽपि प्राकृतैर्गुणैः
tārakasyopadeśena kāśīsaṃstho'mṛto bhavet | anekajanmasaṃsiddhairbaddho'pi prākṛtairguṇaiḥ
تارک (منتر/تعلیم) کے اُپدیش سے، جو کاشی میں مقیم ہو وہ امر ہو جاتا ہے—اگرچہ وہ فطری گُنوں کی بندش میں جکڑا ہو جو بہت سے جنموں میں پختہ ہوئی ہو۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (Kumbhaja)
Scene: Śiva whispers the Tāraka into the ear of a departing soul in Kāśī; behind them, the guṇas appear as colored cords (sattva-white, rajas-red, tamas-black) loosening and falling away.
In Kāśī, the saving instruction (Tāraka) overrides deep-seated karmic conditioning, making liberation accessible even to the heavily bound.
Kāśī as the place where the Tāraka-upadeśa is efficacious for mokṣa.
Upadeśa (bestowal/instruction) of the Tāraka is referenced; it is traditionally linked to Śiva’s liberating counsel at Kāśī.