Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
विरजाख्यं हि तत्पीठं तत्र लिंगं त्रिविष्टपम् । तत्पीठदर्शनादेव विरजा जायते नरः
virajākhyaṃ hi tatpīṭhaṃ tatra liṃgaṃ triviṣṭapam | tatpīṭhadarśanādeva virajā jāyate naraḥ
সেই পবিত্র পীঠ ‘বিরজা’ নামে খ্যাত, এবং সেখানে ‘ত্রিবিষ্টপ’ লিঙ্গ প্রতিষ্ঠিত। সেই পীঠ দর্শনমাত্রেই মানুষ ‘বিরজ’—কলুষমুক্ত—হয়ে যায়।
Skanda
Tirtha: Virajā-pīṭha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A luminous pīṭha named Virajā with the Triviṣṭapa Liṅga स्थापित; pilgrims approach and, upon mere sight, are shown as purified—garments bright, faces serene.
FAQs
Darśana of a sanctified Śaiva pīṭha is transformative—contact through sight can purify and remove inner taint.
Virajā-pīṭha and the Triviṣṭapa-liṅga located there, within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa sacred geography.
Darśana (pilgrimage sight/visitation) is implied as the key act yielding purification.