Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
खादंती विघ्नसंघातं शिखी शब्दं करोति च । तस्याः संदर्शनात्पुंसां नश्यंति व्याधयोखिलाः
khādaṃtī vighnasaṃghātaṃ śikhī śabdaṃ karoti ca | tasyāḥ saṃdarśanātpuṃsāṃ naśyaṃti vyādhayokhilāḥ
Dévorant l’amas des obstacles, Śikhī pousse aussi son cri ; par le seul darśana d’elle, toutes les maladies des hommes s’évanouissent.
Skanda
Tirtha: Śikhī Caṇḍī (vāyavya guardian of Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śikhī Caṇḍī, fierce and radiant, ‘devours’ a storm of black obstacle-forms; from her mouth/halo issues a sharp cry (‘śikhī-śabda’), while devotees nearby are shown relieved of illness—fever leaving as dark vapors.
FAQs
In a tīrtha like Kāśī, divine darśana is not symbolic alone—it is portrayed as an active force removing vighnas and vyādhis.
Kāśī-kṣetra through the protective presence of Śikhī Caṇḍī.
Darśana (reverent viewing) of the Devī is presented as a means for relief from disease and obstacles.