Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तदुद्देशाद्देया वै मोदका मुदे । भौमे भैरवयात्रा च कार्या पातकहारिणी
brāhmaṇebhyastaduddeśāddeyā vai modakā mude | bhaume bhairavayātrā ca kāryā pātakahāriṇī
সেই উদ্দেশ্যতেই ব্ৰাহ্মণসকলক আনন্দে মোদক দান কৰা উচিত। আৰু মঙলবাৰে ভৈৰৱৰ যাত্ৰা কৰা উচিত, কিয়নো ই পাপ হৰণ কৰে।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Bhairava-yātrā (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims prepare sweet modakas and offer them to Brāhmaṇas with reverence; later, on a Tuesday, they proceed to Bhairava’s shrine—fierce yet protective—seeking purification and fearlessness.
FAQs
Charity and disciplined pilgrimage in Kāśī function as practical dharma that purifies and protects.
Bhairava’s yātrā-sites in Kāśī, associated with pāpaharaṇa (sin-removal).
Offer modakas to Brāhmaṇas, and perform Bhairava-yātrā specifically on Tuesday.