Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
भूर्भुवःस्वस्तले यानि शुभान्यायतनानि हि । मुक्तिदान्यपि तानीह मयानीतानि सर्वतः
bhūrbhuvaḥsvastale yāni śubhānyāyatanāni hi | muktidānyapi tānīha mayānītāni sarvataḥ
Mọi thánh địa cát tường trong các cõi địa, trung giới và thiên giới—kể cả những nơi ban giải thoát—tất cả đều do ta đem về đây từ khắp mọi phương.
Nandī (continuation of address to Śiva)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta) as Sarva-āyatana-sanniveśa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/pilgrims (contextual)
Scene: A symbolic map where diverse sanctuaries from earth, mid-space, and heaven appear as miniature shrines converging into Kāśī; Nandī presenting them as gathered offerings to Viśveśvara.
FAQs
Kāśī is presented as a spiritual microcosm—where the merit of many sacred places is concentrated for seekers of liberation.
Kāśī, implied as the ‘here’ where all auspicious āyatanas are gathered.
No specific ritual; the verse emphasizes the unique concentration of muktidāyaka sanctuaries within Kāśī.