Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
स्कंद उवाच । अपर्णापरिवर्ण्येति पुरीं वाराणसीं मुने । पुनर्विज्ञापयामास काशीप्राप्त्यै पिनाकिनम्
skaṃda uvāca | aparṇāparivarṇyeti purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ mune | punarvijñāpayāmāsa kāśīprāptyai pinākinam
斯坎达（Skanda）说道：圣者啊，如此描绘了婆罗那西（Vārāṇasī）之城后，阿帕尔那（Aparṇā，即帕尔瓦蒂 Pārvatī）又一次向持弓者毗那迦（Pinākin，即湿婆 Śiva）陈请，愿得抵达迦尸（Kāśī）。
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (with Nandavana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (unnamed)
Scene: Skanda narrates as Pārvatī, after hearing Kāśī’s description, approaches Śiva (Pinākin) with reverent petition to attain Kāśī.
FAQs
Even divine beings yearn for Kāśī, underscoring its unique status as a supremely sacred kṣetra worthy of earnest petition and devotion.
Vārāṇasī/Kāśī as a whole is foregrounded; the preceding verses particularly glorify Maṇikarṇikā.
None; the verse transitions into a devotional dialogue about attaining Kāśī.