दुरोदरघ्नी दावार्चिर्द्रवद्रव्यैकशेवधिः । दीनसंतापशमनी दात्री दवथुवैरिणी
durodaraghnī dāvārcirdravadravyaikaśevadhiḥ | dīnasaṃtāpaśamanī dātrī davathuvairiṇī
Elle détruit le malheur et la ruine; elle flamboie comme un feu de forêt contre le mal. Elle est l’unique trésor des richesses et ressources qui s’écoulent; elle apaise la souffrance des pauvres et des affligés, elle est la donatrice généreuse et l’ennemie de la fièvre brûlante et du tourment.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī
Type: ghat
Listener: Purāṇa audience
Scene: Gaṅgā as fierce protective flame against evil yet tenderly blessing the poor; on the ghāṭa, devotees distribute food and coins; a fevered sufferer is soothed by sacred water.
Divine grace is portrayed as both protective and restorative—removing misfortune, easing poverty, and dispelling affliction.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s praise-context, linking the Goddess’s beneficence to Kāśī’s sacred field.
No explicit ritual is stated; the theme supports dāna (giving) and compassionate support of the distressed.