जरया परिभूता ये ये व्याधिविकलीकृताः । येषां क्वापि गतिर्नास्ति तेषां वाराणसी गतिः
jarayā paribhūtā ye ye vyādhivikalīkṛtāḥ | yeṣāṃ kvāpi gatirnāsti teṣāṃ vārāṇasī gatiḥ
Những ai bị tuổi già đè nặng, những ai bị bệnh tật làm cho tàn tạ yếu mòn, những ai không có nơi nương tựa ở bất cứ đâu—đối với họ, Vārāṇasī chính là chốn nương về.
Unspecified in snippet (quoted saying; Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame tradition: Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Vārāṇasī / Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Story interlocutor and Purāṇic audience
Scene: An elderly, bent pilgrim supported by a companion approaches the Ganga steps; a sick person rests near a shrine as bells ring—Kāśī appears as gentle, accepting refuge.
Physical decline is met with sacred refuge: Kāśī is praised as a compassionate destination for those in suffering.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī).
None explicitly; the implied practice is seeking Kāśī’s sacred protection through residence or pilgrimage.