Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
न कृतांत त एष बिभेभि हरप्रहराशु महाघममोघमते । नमतांतरमन्यदवैनि शिवं शिवपादनतेः प्रणतोस्मि ततः
na kṛtāṃta ta eṣa bibhebhi harapraharāśu mahāghamamoghamate | namatāṃtaramanyadavaini śivaṃ śivapādanateḥ praṇatosmi tataḥ
Kematian tidak menakutkanku, sebab pukulan-Mu yang cepat, wahai Hara, memusnahkan dosa besar—wahai Yang kebijaksanaan-Nya tak pernah meleset. Mengetahui tiada perlindungan yang lebih tinggi bagi para penunduk selain Śiva, maka aku bersujud penuh kepada Dia yang di kaki-Nya aku menunduk.
Aṅgiras
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within Kāśī-māhātmya frame
Scene: A devotee stands unafraid before Yama’s shadow; Śiva as Hara strikes swiftly, burning a mountain of sin; the devotee prostrates at Śiva’s feet, with Kāśī ghāṭa lamps flickering in the background.
FAQs
Taking refuge at Śiva’s feet dissolves the fear of death, because sin—the root of terror—is destroyed by His grace.
Kāśī is implied as the liberating sphere where devotion to Śiva overcomes death-fear.
Prostration/bowing at Śiva’s feet (pāda-nati) is highlighted as the core devotional act.