निबर्हणी मधौघस्य सुपुण्य परिबृंहिणीम् । कः प्राप्य काशीं दुर्मेधास्त्यजेन्मोक्षसुखप्रदाम्
nibarhaṇī madhaughasya supuṇya paribṛṃhiṇīm | kaḥ prāpya kāśīṃ durmedhāstyajenmokṣasukhapradām
Đấng tiêu diệt dòng lũ cám dỗ ngọt ngào và làm tăng trưởng đại phước—đã đến Kāśī, đấng ban lạc của giải thoát, kẻ ngu độn nào còn nỡ rời bỏ?
Skanda (contextual attribution for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogues)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kāśī personified as a radiant goddess/kshetra-shakti standing by the Gaṅgā, crushing or dispersing a wave of honey-like golden liquid (temptations) while showering pilgrims with light-symbols of puṇya; Viśveśvara temple glows behind.
Kāśī is celebrated as both a purifier of desire and a multiplier of merit, culminating in mokṣa; leaving it is spiritual folly.
Kāśī, described as the bestower of liberation’s bliss.
No specific practice is named; the verse emphasizes the value of remaining in Kāśī.