भीमचंडीं नरो दृष्ट्वा भीमकुंडे कृतोदकः । भीमाकृतीन्न वै पश्येद्याम्यान्दूतान्क्वचित्कृती
bhīmacaṃḍīṃ naro dṛṣṭvā bhīmakuṃḍe kṛtodakaḥ | bhīmākṛtīnna vai paśyedyāmyāndūtānkvacitkṛtī
Wer Bhīma-Caṇḍī geschaut und am Bhīma-kuṇḍa den Wasser-Ritus vollzogen hat, der Verdiente erblickt zu keiner Zeit die furchterregenden Boten Yamas.
Skanda
Tirtha: Bhīma-kuṇḍa (with Bhīma-Caṇḍī darśana)
Type: kund
Scene: A devotee beholds Bhīma-Caṇḍī, then performs udaka-kriyā at Bhīma-kuṇḍa; in the background, fearsome Yama-dūtas fade away, unable to approach, while a protective radiance encircles the pilgrim.
Kāśī rites and Devī-darśana are portrayed as granting fearlessness regarding death and Yama, affirming the kṣetra’s liberating protection.
Bhīma-kuṇḍa in Kāśī, along with the darśana of Bhīma-Caṇḍī.
Performing the water-rite (kṛtodaka—snāna/udaka-kriyā) at Bhīma-kuṇḍa after taking darśana of Bhīma-Caṇḍī.