Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 91
उपसर्गानमूर्घ्नंति दद्युर्नैःश्रेयसीं श्रियम् । स्मृता दृष्टा न ताः स्पृष्टाः पूजिताः श्रद्धया नरैः
upasargānamūrghnaṃti dadyurnaiḥśreyasīṃ śriyam | smṛtā dṛṣṭā na tāḥ spṛṣṭāḥ pūjitāḥ śraddhayā naraiḥ
वे उपसर्गों का नाश करती हैं और परम कल्याण की ओर ले जाने वाली शुभ-श्री प्रदान करती हैं। मनुष्यों द्वारा श्रद्धा से स्मरण की गईं, दर्शन की गईं और पूजित—स्पर्श किए बिना भी—अनुग्रह देती हैं।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśīkṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims at a respectful distance from a shrine, hands folded, eyes fixed in darśana; a subtle aura from the devīs dispels dark clouds symbolizing calamities; prosperity depicted as a gentle light leading upward (naiḥśreyasa).
FAQs
In Kāśī, even remembrance and darśana of the deity—when joined with śraddhā—are taught to be spiritually efficacious and protective.
The Kāśī-kṣetra setting where darśana and worship of local goddess-forms remove afflictions.
Smaraṇa (remembrance), darśana (seeing), and śraddhā-yukta pūjā (faithful worship) are highlighted as effective practices.