घृणावती घृणनिधिर्घस्मरा घूकनादिनी । घुसृणा पिंजरतनुर्घर्घरा घर्घरस्वना
ghṛṇāvatī ghṛṇanidhirghasmarā ghūkanādinī | ghusṛṇā piṃjaratanurghargharā ghargharasvanā
Elle est pleine de compassion, trésor de miséricorde; et pourtant elle dévore le mal, et son cri est farouche. Elle ôte la souillure et la faute, au corps d’or; elle rugit avec puissance, sa voix résonne comme le tonnerre : ainsi la Devī est louée à Kāśī.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (ṛṣi/śaunaka-style assembly typical of Purāṇas)
Scene: In Kāśī’s sacred precinct, Devī is envisioned golden-hued, compassionate yet terrifying to evil, her roar like thunder rolling over the Gaṅgā ghāṭas; devotees bow as darkness and impurity are consumed.
The Divine Mother is simultaneously tender with compassion and fierce against sin—invoking her names in Kāśī is a dharmic act of purification and protection.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the implied sacred setting of this praise within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s māhātmya.
No explicit rite is stated here; the practice implied is nāma-stuti/japa—reverent recitation of the Devī’s names.