Shiva Purana
इयं च शुभदा लोके कर्म नाशकरी मता ॥ मोक्षप्रकाशिका काशी ज्ञानदा मम सुप्रिया ॥ २०॥
“This Kāśī is the bestower of auspiciousness in the world. It is destructive of action. It illuminates salvation. It is the bestower of knowledge. It is my great favourite.
english translation
iyaM ca zubhadA loke karma nAzakarI matA ॥ mokSaprakAzikA kAzI jJAnadA mama supriyA ॥ 20॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript