सा पूजितास्तुता मर्त्यैः क्षेत्रसिद्धिं प्रयच्छति । वायव्यां च शिखी चंडी क्षेत्ररक्षाकरी परा
sā pūjitāstutā martyaiḥ kṣetrasiddhiṃ prayacchati | vāyavyāṃ ca śikhī caṃḍī kṣetrarakṣākarī parā
Wenn Sterbliche sie verehren und preisen, gewährt sie Vollendung im Kṣetra (Kāśī). Und im Nordwesten ist Śikhī Caṇḍī, die höchste Beschützerin des heiligen Feldes.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (vāyavya-Śikhī Caṇḍī; southern Mahālakṣmī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim assembly offers flowers and lamps; Mahālakṣmī receives stuti and grants ‘kṣetra-siddhi’ as a radiant boon, while in the north-west Śikhī Caṇḍī stands as a fierce sentinel, her presence forming a protective boundary around Kāśī.
Stuti and pūjā offered with faith in Kāśī yield kṣetra-siddhi, supported by the kṣetra’s own protecting Śaktis.
Kāśī-kṣetra, especially its directional guardians (notably the north-western protectress Śikhī Caṇḍī).
Worship (pūjā) and praise (stuti) of the kṣetra-devī are indicated as the means to attain kṣetra-siddhi.