Note 11 — Chapter V · BABURAM IN CALCUTTA.

The veneration with which Hindoos regard Benares is expressed in the Sanscrit slokas:— The heaps of your sins will all be burnt to ashes if you only name the name of Kashi. All orthodox Hindus in their inmost hearts, look forward to spending the evening of their days, if possible, in the Holy City, where, after having passed the two periods of their lives in the world as students and householders, they may pass the last as ascetics, in reading and meditation.