Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
कृत्वाप्यघानामिह यः सहस्रं धर्मेश्वरं पश्यति दैवयोगात् । सहेतनो जातु स नारकीं व्यथां कथां तदीयां दिविकुर्वतेमराः
kṛtvāpyaghānāmiha yaḥ sahasraṃ dharmeśvaraṃ paśyati daivayogāt | sahetano jātu sa nārakīṃ vyathāṃ kathāṃ tadīyāṃ divikurvatemarāḥ
Quand bien même il aurait commis ici des milliers de péchés, s’il contemple Dharmeśvara par la grâce du destin divin, jamais il ne subira les tourments de l’enfer ; et les devas, au ciel, célèbrent jusqu’au récit de ce Seigneur.
Śiva (deduced, addressing Dharma)
Tirtha: Dharmeśvara (liṅga)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dharma (Dharmarāja)
Scene: A burdened sinner is led by providence to behold Dharmeśvara; the shadow of hell recedes, while devas in heaven rejoice and narrate the Lord’s glory.
FAQs
Dharmeśvara’s darśana is portrayed as a powerful purifier that nullifies even heavy sin and averts hellish suffering.
The sacred presence of Dharmeśvara in Kāśī (and its associated tīrtha-context in this adhyāya).
Darśana of Dharmeśvara is emphasized; no additional rite is required in this verse beyond the providential encounter.