Kashi

विश्वेश्वरमाहात्म्ये काश्यां रुद्रगमनवर्णनं नाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः
Lord Rudra's going to Kashi description in Vishweshwara greatness Chapter 22



सूत उवाच |
Suta Goswami said (to the sages)

यद्दिनं हि समारभ्य हरः काश्यामुपागतः |
तदारभ्य च सा काशी सर्वश्रेष्ठतराऽभवत् || 40 ||
And starting from that day when Lord Shiva arrived in Kashi, that Kashi became the utmost best (place on the earth, also "capital" of the earth).