Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18
लक्ष्मीतीर्थात्परं जग्मुः षोडशैव शतानि च । पिशाचमोचनात्सप्त सहस्राणि द्विजोत्तमाः
lakṣmītīrthātparaṃ jagmuḥ ṣoḍaśaiva śatāni ca | piśācamocanātsapta sahasrāṇi dvijottamāḥ
From Lakṣmī-tīrtha they journeyed onward—sixteen hundred in number; and from Piśācamocana came seven thousand eminent twice-born men.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Lakṣmī Tīrtha; Piśācamocana
Type: ghat
Scene: Two sacred sites: Lakṣmī Tīrtha depicted with auspicious symbols (lotus, śrī-vatsa motifs) and orderly pilgrims; Piśācamocana shown as a powerful cleansing water with protective shrine lamps, where afflicted shadows dissolve as devotees bathe—symbolic exorcism through sanctity.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tīrthas are portrayed as granting protection and purification (mocana), drawing large communities toward Śiva.
Lakṣmī-tīrtha and especially Piśācamocana, famed by name for liberating beings from harmful afflictions.
No explicit prescription; Piśācamocana’s name implies purificatory snāna and worship for relief from negative forces.