Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
एक एव हि विश्वेशो मुक्तिदो नान्य एव हि । इति ब्रुवाणान्सततं परिनिश्चितमानसान्
eka eva hi viśveśo muktido nānya eva hi | iti bruvāṇānsatataṃ pariniścitamānasān
“Chỉ có Viśveśa là Đấng ban giải thoát—quả thật không ai khác!” Họ luôn nói như vậy, tâm trí kiên định trong niềm xác tín vững bền.
Narrator (contextual; likely Skanda speaking within Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Avimukta/Viśveśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: Devotees in a semicircle before Viśveśvara’s shrine, hands folded, repeating a single refrain about liberation; their faces show calm certainty, with temple lamps illuminating vibhūti-marked foreheads.
FAQs
Single-pointed faith (niścaya) in the Lord of Kāśī as the grantor of mokṣa is upheld as a decisive spiritual orientation.
Viśveśa is the signature deity of Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), pointing to the Kāśī sacred landscape even though the immediate scene is elsewhere.
No explicit ritual; it emphasizes doctrinal affirmation and steadfast devotion.