Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97
यत्र विश्वेश्वरः साक्षाद्यत्राऽमरधुनी स्वयम् । त्वादृशा यत्र मुनयः क्व भीस्तत्रोपसर्गजा
yatra viśveśvaraḥ sākṣādyatrā'maradhunī svayam | tvādṛśā yatra munayaḥ kva bhīstatropasargajā
«Là où Viśveśvara est présent en personne, là où la Gaṅgā céleste se tient d’elle-même, et là où demeurent des sages tels que vous — comment la peur née du malheur pourrait-elle y subsister ?»
Disciples of Vyāsa
Tirtha: Viśveśvara-kṣetra in Kāśī; Gaṅgā (Amaradhunī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Guru (a revered muni)
Scene: A devotional tableau: Viśveśvara’s temple presence, Gaṅgā flowing nearby, and venerable sages seated in meditation—forming a triad that radiates fearlessness over the city.
FAQs
Divine presence (Śiva and Gaṅgā) and saintly company dissolve fear; sacred geography supports inner fearlessness.
Kāśī, especially Viśveśvara’s kṣetra and the Gaṅgā flowing there.
No explicit ritual; the verse asserts the protective, fear-dispelling power of dwelling in Kāśī.