Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95
भैरवाद्भैरवी मूर्तिरत्रायाता मनोहरा । संहारभैरवो नाम द्रष्टव्यः स प्रयत्नतः
bhairavādbhairavī mūrtiratrāyātā manoharā | saṃhārabhairavo nāma draṣṭavyaḥ sa prayatnataḥ
भैरव से यहाँ मनोहर भैरवी मूर्ति प्रकट हुई है। वह ‘संहारभैरव’ नाम से प्रसिद्ध है; उसे प्रयत्नपूर्वक खोजकर दर्शन करना चाहिए।
Skanda
Tirtha: Saṃhārabhairava
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fierce yet captivating Bhairava form appears in Kāśī—Saṃhārabhairava—surrounded by a halo of flames, with devotees approaching cautiously and resolutely, guided by lamps through narrow lanes.
FAQs
Kāśī’s fierce-divine forms are to be approached with reverence and intention; darśana is presented as spiritually decisive.
The manifestation/site of Saṃhārabhairava in Kāśī.
A prescription of diligent darśana—seek and behold Saṃhārabhairava with effort (prayatnataḥ).