बहुपातकयुक्तोपि त्यक्तधर्मपथोपि वा । न चित्रगुप्तलेख्यः स्याच्चित्रघंटार्चको नरः
bahupātakayuktopi tyaktadharmapathopi vā | na citraguptalekhyaḥ syāccitraghaṃṭārcako naraḥ
Selbst wenn ein Mensch mit vielen Sünden beladen ist oder vom Pfad des Dharma abgewichen sein sollte: Wer Citraghaṇṭā verehrt, wird von Citragupta nicht in Yamas Register eingetragen.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Citraghaṇṭā (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee in Kāśī stands before the Devī Citraghaṇṭā; behind, Citragupta’s ledger closes and Yama’s attendants withdraw, signifying exemption from record.
Devotional worship in Kāśī—specifically to Citraghaṇṭā—can override even heavy sin and protects one from punitive accounting by Yama’s scribe.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), through the local worship of the deity Citraghaṇṭā.
Arcana (formal worship) of Citraghaṇṭā is prescribed as the saving act.