Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38
त्वमेव शूली द्विषतां त्वमेव विनम्रचेतो वचसां शिवोसि । श्रीकंठ एकः स्वपदश्रितानां दुरात्मनां हालहलोग्रकंठः
tvameva śūlī dviṣatāṃ tvameva vinamraceto vacasāṃ śivosi | śrīkaṃṭha ekaḥ svapadaśritānāṃ durātmanāṃ hālahalograkaṃṭhaḥ
You alone are the trident-bearer against the hostile; and You are Śiva—auspiciousness itself—for those whose mind and speech are humble. You alone are Śrīkaṇṭha for those who take refuge at Your feet; but for the wicked-minded You are the dread-throated one who holds the terrible hālahala poison.
Unnamed devotee/praiser
Tirtha: Kāśī (Viśveśvara/Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva stands with triśūla, serene face toward humble devotees; around his neck a blue/poison motif recalling hālahala, while shadowy hostile figures recoil; the feet of Śiva are emphasized as refuge.
FAQs
Śiva protects the surrendered and humble as pure auspiciousness, while remaining the terrifying restrainer of adharma.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context frames the praise, but the verse itself is a general Śiva-stuti rather than a named tīrtha description.
No explicit ritual; the implied discipline is humility in thought and speech and refuge (śaraṇāgati) at Śiva’s feet.