Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
अन्यास्ति काश्यां वाराही क्रतुवाराहसन्निधौ । तां प्रणम्य नरो भक्त्या विपदब्धौ न मज्जति
anyāsti kāśyāṃ vārāhī kratuvārāhasannidhau | tāṃ praṇamya naro bhaktyā vipadabdhau na majjati
Di Kāśī ada pula Dewī Vārāhī, dekat Kratuvārāha; siapa bersujud kepadanya dengan bhakti, tidak akan tenggelam dalam samudra kemalangan.
Skanda
Tirtha: Varāhī (near Kratuvārāha)
Type: temple
Scene: Near a Varāha-associated shrine, Varāhī Devī stands as guardian; a devotee bows, while stylized waves of misfortune recede like an ocean calmed by her presence.
FAQs
Devotional reverence to the kṣetra’s protective forms of the Goddess rescues the devotee from adversity.
Kāśī, specifically the vicinity of Kratuvārāha where Vārāhī is venerated.
Praṇāma (bowing) to Vārāhī Devī with bhakti, especially at her shrine near Kratuvārāha.