The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Kāśīpañcakam

Verse 4

काश्यां हि काशते काशीकाशी सर्वप्रकाशिका ।सा काशी विदिता येनतेन प्राप्ता हि काशिका ॥ ४ ॥

In plain words

In Kāśī, Kāśī shines. Kāśī is what lights up everything there is. Whoever has known that Kāśī — by that one, Kāśikā has already been reached.

Close to the Sanskrit

In Kāśī, indeed, Kāśī shines; Kāśī is the illuminator of all. That Kāśī, by whom she has been known, by him indeed Kāśikā has been reached.