यदाकर्ण्य नरः प्राज्ञ काशीवासस्य यत्फलम् । निष्प्रत्यूहं तदाप्नोति विश्वभर्त्तुरनुग्रहात्
yadākarṇya naraḥ prājña kāśīvāsasya yatphalam | niṣpratyūhaṃ tadāpnoti viśvabhartturanugrahāt
اے دانا، کاشی میں بسنے کے پھل کو سن کر انسان بلا رکاوٹ وہ ثواب پا لیتا ہے—یہ سب کائنات کے پروردگار کے فضل سے ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-vāsa (dwelling in Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Skanda declares that a wise person, by hearing the fruit of dwelling in Kāśī, attains that merit without obstruction through the grace of the world-sustainer.
Śravaṇa (devout listening) to Kāśī Māhātmya itself becomes a channel of grace, granting merit smoothly and surely.
Kāśī, specifically the spiritual fruit (phala) of Kāśī-vāsa (residence in Vārāṇasī).
The implied practice is śravaṇa—hearing the Māhātmya with faith—as an efficacious devotional act.