Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण पूतात्मा जायते नरः । पापकंचुकमुत्सृज्य स वसेत्पावने पुरे
yasya darśanamātreṇa pūtātmā jāyate naraḥ | pāpakaṃcukamutsṛjya sa vasetpāvane pure
Con sólo contemplarlo, el hombre se vuelve de alma purificada. Arrojando el manto del pecado, que habite en la ciudad del Purificador, en Pāvana.
Narrator voice within Kāśīkhaṇḍa (deduced as Skanda)
Tirtha: Pavaneśvara
Type: temple
Scene: A pilgrim approaches Pavaneśvara; upon darśana, a dark ‘cloak’ symbolizing sin falls away, revealing a luminous, calm countenance; the lanes of Kāśī and a small shrine frame the transformation.
FAQs
Darśana of the Kāśī-liṅga is itself purificatory; liberation begins by shedding sin through contact with the sacred presence.
Pavaneśvara in Kāśī/Vārāṇasī, praised as a purifier whose darśana cleanses the soul.
Darśana (visiting/seeing the deity) and residing in the holy city are implied as observances.