Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
क्षेत्रे त्रिशूलिन्भवतोऽविमुक्ते विमुक्तिलक्ष्म्या न कदापि मुक्ते । मनोपि यः प्राणिवरः प्रयुंक्ते षडंगयोगं स सदैव युंक्ते
kṣetre triśūlinbhavato'vimukte vimuktilakṣmyā na kadāpi mukte | manopi yaḥ prāṇivaraḥ prayuṃkte ṣaḍaṃgayogaṃ sa sadaiva yuṃkte
Hỡi Đấng cầm Tam Xoa, trong thánh địa Avimukta của Ngài, phúc lộc giải thoát chưa từng vắng mặt. Ngay cả bậc tối thắng trong muôn loài chỉ cần đặt tâm tại đó, kỳ thực luôn luôn an trụ trong lục chi yoga.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as Triśūlin presiding invisibly over Avimukta; a devotee seated near a liṅga, mind focused; around him, six symbolic emblems representing ṣaḍaṅga-yoga appear as a mandala, indicating that mere mental placement in this field equals constant yoga.
FAQs
Avimukta (Kāśī) is depicted as inherently saturated with liberation; even mental devotion there becomes yogic perfection.
Avimukta-kṣetra—Kāśī, Śiva’s never-abandoned sacred field.
A subtle practice is implied: placing/engaging the mind in Kāśī (manasaḥ prayoga) is itself highly efficacious.