Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
गणोस्ति तत्र द्विभुजश्चतुष्पात्पंचशीर्षकः । तस्य संवीक्षणादेव पापं याति सहस्रधा
gaṇosti tatra dvibhujaścatuṣpātpaṃcaśīrṣakaḥ | tasya saṃvīkṣaṇādeva pāpaṃ yāti sahasradhā
वहाँ एक गण भी है—दो भुजाओं वाला, चार पाँवों वाला और पाँच शिरों वाला। उसका दर्शन मात्र करने से पाप सहस्रधा नष्ट हो जाता है॥
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: muni (sage)
Scene: A startling guardian gaṇa appears: two arms, four legs, five heads—standing at a threshold like a living yantra; pilgrims gaze and feel their burdens lift.
FAQs
In Kāśī, even darśana (sacred sight) is transformative—vision of Śiva’s attendants signifies rapid dissolution of sin.
A particular sacred spot in Kāśī associated with a remarkable gaṇa; the verse emphasizes the merit of darśana there.
Darśana itself—simply beholding the gaṇa—is presented as the efficacious act.