Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
पुरः पुरारेः कायार्थमनिवेद्येह तिष्ठतः । यत्पापं भावि मे तस्य काशीपापस्यनिष्कृतिः
puraḥ purāreḥ kāyārthamanivedyeha tiṣṭhataḥ | yatpāpaṃ bhāvi me tasya kāśīpāpasyaniṣkṛtiḥ
Nếu khi ở đây mà ta không bạch trình việc phận sự ấy với Purāri (Śiva) ngay trước thánh nhan Ngài, thì tội lỗi nào phát sinh nơi ta vì điều đó—chính Kāśī sẽ là sự sám hối, tẩy trừ cho tội ấy.
Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee stands near a Śiva shrine in Kāśī, anxious about failing to report a task; the city itself is envisioned as a protective, purifying mantle.
FAQs
Kāśī is extolled as uniquely purifying—capable of dissolving even the sin born from failure and fear—while still affirming the ideal of honest reporting to the Lord.
Kāśī/Vārāṇasī itself is praised as a kṣetra of niṣkṛti (expiation).
No specific rite is detailed; the doctrine stated is that residence in Kāśī functions as a powerful means of expiation.