Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
गुह्यानां परमं गुह्यं क्षेत्रेऽस्मिश्चिंतितप्रदम् । कलौ कलुषबुद्धीनां गोपनीयं प्रयत्नतः
guhyānāṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ kṣetre'smiściṃtitapradam | kalau kaluṣabuddhīnāṃ gopanīyaṃ prayatnataḥ
یہ کاشی کے اس مقدّس کھیتر میں رازوں میں سب سے بڑا راز ہے، اور دل کی مرادیں عطا کرنے والا ہے۔ اس لیے کَلی یُگ میں، جن کی عقل آلودہ ہو، اس کو بڑی کوشش سے پوشیدہ رکھنا چاہیے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (Gaurī)
Scene: Śiva (as narrator) intimates to Pārvatī that Kāśī holds a supreme secret that grants desired boons, but must be guarded in Kali-yuga; the atmosphere is hushed, lamp-lit, and protective.
FAQs
The highest sacred truths about Kāśī are powerful and wish-fulfilling, and must be approached with purity and discretion, especially in Kali-yuga.
Kāśī Kṣetra—also known as Avimukta, the never-abandoned sacred field of Śiva.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes guarding and preserving a sacred secret (rahasya) with care.