Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 16
असौभाग्यवतीभिश्च सौभाग्यं महदाप्यते । विधवाभिर्न वैधव्यं पुनर्जन्मांतरे क्वचित्
asaubhāgyavatībhiśca saubhāgyaṃ mahadāpyate | vidhavābhirna vaidhavyaṃ punarjanmāṃtare kvacit
Para wanita yang tertimpa kemalangan pun memperoleh keberuntungan besar. Dan para janda tidak akan mengalami kejandaan lagi pada kelahiran mana pun yang berikutnya.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Viśālākṣī-sthāna (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sorrowful widow and an ill-fated woman approach Viśālākṣī; the goddess bestows a protective blessing, turning grief into auspiciousness.
FAQs
The māhātmya frames the goddess as a remover of misfortune and a protector whose grace extends beyond one lifetime.
Kāśī’s Viśālākṣī tradition, where worship is said to transform adversity into auspiciousness.
Implicitly, devotion/worship at Viśālākṣī; the verse primarily states the promised results (phalaśruti).