Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
आदित्यकेशवः पूज्य आदिकेशव पूर्वतः । तस्य संदर्शनादेव मुच्यते चोच्चपातकैः
ādityakeśavaḥ pūjya ādikeśava pūrvataḥ | tasya saṃdarśanādeva mucyate coccapātakaiḥ
आदि-केशव के पूर्व में स्थित आदित्य-केशव पूजनीय हैं। उनके केवल दर्शन से ही मनुष्य घोर पापों से भी मुक्त हो जाता है।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Āditya-Keśava
Type: temple
Listener: Kāśī-māhātmya audience
Scene: A sunlit Viṣṇu shrine with Āditya motifs—golden aura, lotus, arghya vessel; pilgrims stand in reverent silence; the eastern direction is emphasized by rising sun rays striking the deity’s doorway.
FAQs
In Kāśī, even simple acts like darśana of a revered form of Viṣṇu are said to carry immense purifying power.
The shrine/placement of Āditya-Keśava, located east of Ādi-Keśava.
Worship (pūjā) and especially darśana (sacred sight) are emphasized as spiritually efficacious.