Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 150
तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । काश्यां पैशंगिले तीर्थे खखोल्कस्य विलोकनात् । नरश्चिंतितमाप्नोति नीरोगो जायते क्षणात्
tasya darśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | kāśyāṃ paiśaṃgile tīrthe khakholkasya vilokanāt | naraściṃtitamāpnoti nīrogo jāyate kṣaṇāt
Hanya dengan memandangnya saja, seseorang terbebas dari segala dosa. Di Kāśī, pada tīrtha Paiśaṃgila, dengan menatap Khakholka, manusia memperoleh apa yang diidamkan dan seketika menjadi bebas dari penyakit.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Paiśaṃgila tīrtha (Kāśī)
Type: tirtha
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim at a small Kāśī tīrtha precinct labeled Paiśaṃgila, beholding a sacred emblem/stone-form called Khakholka; dark ‘pāpa’ smoke dissolves; the pilgrim’s body shown restored to health; a subtle boon-symbol (desired object) appears.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tīrthas are presented as immediately transformative—darśana itself is said to destroy sin and grant well-being.
Paiśaṃgila Tīrtha in Kāśī, especially connected with the sacred object/form called Khakholka.
The act emphasized is darśana (beholding). No specific snāna, dāna, or japa is explicitly stated in this verse.