[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 4.30.179 # Skandapurana 4.30.179 Skandapurāṇa 4.30.179 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.30.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.30.179) svargopyagamya iha nodyamabhājipuṃsi vārāṇasītvasulabhā śalabhādimuktiḥ. dhātrā dhṛtāni tulayā tulanāmavaituṃ vaikuṃṭhamukhyabhuvanāni ca kāśikā ca .. > even heaven is not unapproachable in this world for a person endowed with exertion; but Vārāṇasī—where liberation is \[easy\] even for moths—is hard to attain. / Balanced on a scale by the Creator to weigh them: the realms headed by Vaikuṇṭha, and Kāśikā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.30.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.30.178) - [Next: 4.30.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.30.180) - [Up: 4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.30) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.30.179) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.30.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.30.179) · Pramāṇa