Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
ये च योगपरिभ्रष्टास्तपो दान विवर्जिताः । येषां क्वापि गतिर्नास्ति तेषां वाराणसी गतिः
ye ca yogaparibhraṣṭāstapo dāna vivarjitāḥ | yeṣāṃ kvāpi gatirnāsti teṣāṃ vārāṇasī gatiḥ
جو یوگ سے بھٹک گئے ہیں، جو تپسیا اور دان سے محروم ہیں—جنہیں کہیں بھی پناہ نہیں؛ اُن کے لیے وارانسی ہی گتی ہے۔
Unspecified in snippet (quoted saying; Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame tradition: Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Vārāṇasī / Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A former ascetic, weary and ashamed, stands before Viśveśvara; his discarded yoga-mat and empty alms-bowl lie nearby. A lamp is lit, symbolizing a fresh beginning in Kāśī.
FAQs
Kāśī’s grace is presented as inclusive—helping even those who have lapsed in discipline, austerity, and charity.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī).
Tapas and dāna are mentioned only as absent; no new rite is prescribed beyond taking refuge in Kāśī.