Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
कपर्दीशं समभ्यर्च्य न नरो निरयं व्रजेत् । न पिशाचत्वमाप्नोति कृत्वात्राप्यघमुत्तमम्
kapardīśaṃ samabhyarcya na naro nirayaṃ vrajet | na piśācatvamāpnoti kṛtvātrāpyaghamuttamam
Wer hier Kapardīśa (Śiva) in rechter Weise verehrt, geht nicht zur Hölle; selbst wenn er schwerste Sünde begangen hat, fällt er nicht in den Zustand eines Piśāca.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kapardīśa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī offers bilva leaves and water to Kapardīśa-liṅga; the atmosphere is protective—dark, fearsome forms of naraka and piśāca recede as the liṅga radiates calm light.
FAQs
Śiva-worship in Kāśī is portrayed as exceptionally purifying—strong enough to avert hellish destinies and spirit-affliction even for severe wrongdoing.
Kapardīśa, a Śiva presence within the sacred geography of Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Samabhyarcana—formal worship/archana of Kapardīśa.