अपि स्मृत्वा पुरीं यां वै काशीं त्रैलोक्यकांक्षिताम् । न नरो लिप्यते पापैस्तां विवेश स भूपतिः
api smṛtvā purīṃ yāṃ vai kāśīṃ trailokyakāṃkṣitām | na naro lipyate pāpaistāṃ viveśa sa bhūpatiḥ
اس شہر کاشی کو—جسے تینوں لوک چاہتے ہیں—صرف یاد کرنے سے بھی انسان گناہوں سے آلودہ نہیں ہوتا۔ پھر وہی بھوپتی اسی کاشی میں داخل ہوا۔
Narrator (contextually Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-king approaches the luminous city of Kāśī; above, a subtle aura indicates that even remembrance purifies—sins fall away like dust in light.
Kāśī is so spiritually potent that even its remembrance purifies; sacred geography supports liberation-oriented living.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), praised as “desired by the three worlds.”
Smaraṇa (devotional remembrance) of Kāśī is presented as spiritually efficacious; no further rite is specified here.