Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90
शतनेत्रा सहस्रास्या तथायुतभुजापरा । अश्वारूढा गजास्या च त्वरिता शववाहिनी
śatanetrā sahasrāsyā tathāyutabhujāparā | aśvārūḍhā gajāsyā ca tvaritā śavavāhinī
إحداهن ذات مئة عين، وأخرى ذات ألف وجه، وأخرى ذات أذرع لا تُحصى. إحداهن راكبة فرسًا، وأخرى ذات وجه فيل، وإحداهن تُدعى تفاريتا، وأخرى شافافاهيني، راكبة الجثمان.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) to Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Ugra-Śakti guardians)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession-like tableau of guardian goddesses: one with a hundred eyes, one with a thousand faces, one with innumerable arms; a horse-rider, an elephant-faced goddess, swift Tvaritā, and Śavavāhinī riding a corpse—each poised as a sentinel at Kāśī’s edges.
FAQs
The Divine Mother’s protective power is expressed through many awe-inspiring forms, each suited to guarding the sacred field.
Kāśī is the implied kṣetra being guarded by these described Śakti-forms.
No direct rite is stated here; the verse supports contemplation and worship of the Śaktis through their distinctive forms.