श्रद्धावानेकभक्तश्च कामक्रोधविवर्जितः । सहाप्सरोभिर्द्युतिमान्स वसेदत्र भोगवान्
śraddhāvānekabhaktaśca kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ | sahāpsarobhirdyutimānsa vasedatra bhogavān
Người có lòng tín thành, một dạ chuyên nhất phụng thờ, lìa dục và sân—người ấy an trú nơi đây trong ánh huy hoàng rực rỡ, cùng các apsarā hưởng phúc lạc thiêng liêng.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene pilgrim with folded hands in Kāśī, mind stilled, surrounded by a luminous aura; celestial apsarās appear in the background as symbols of divine felicity, while the ghāṭs and temple spires silhouette the sacred city.
Faith, single-pointed devotion, and freedom from desire and anger are presented as the inner qualifications that yield luminous spiritual reward in the sacred realm.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa and praises the blessed state attained ‘here’—i.e., within the sanctified sphere of Kāśī’s māhātmya.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes ethical-spiritual discipline (bhakti, śraddhā, and restraint from kāma and krodha).