Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
महेश्वरं च ये भक्ता भक्ता नारायणं च ये । तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण नश्यंते ते विदूरतः
maheśvaraṃ ca ye bhaktā bhaktā nārāyaṇaṃ ca ye | teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa naśyaṃte te vidūrataḥ
মহেশ্বৰ-ভক্ত হওক বা নাৰায়ণ-ভক্ত হওক—সেই ভক্তসকলৰ কেৱল দৰ্শনমাত্ৰতেই পীড়াদায়ক শক্তিসমূহ দূৰৰ পৰা নাশ হয়।
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)
Scene: Two groups of radiant devotees—one with Śiva marks (vibhūti, rudrākṣa), one with Vaiṣṇava marks (ūrdhva-puṇḍra, tulasī)—stand calmly; dark afflictive spirits disintegrate at a distance, unable to approach their combined radiance.
FAQs
True bhakti itself is protective; holiness radiates outward, dispelling negativity even without direct confrontation.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it glorifies the spiritual potency of devotees (bhaktas).
No ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on bhakti and the sanctifying power of darśana (sacred sight).