Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
दुर्भगा सुभगास्याच्च धनाढ्या स्याद्दरिद्रिणी । विधवापि न वैधव्यं पुनराप्नोति कुत्रचित्
durbhagā subhagāsyācca dhanāḍhyā syāddaridriṇī | vidhavāpi na vaidhavyaṃ punarāpnoti kutracit
Yang malang menjadi mujur, dan yang miskin terbebas dari kemelaratan. Bahkan seorang janda pun tidak lagi memperoleh keadaan kejandaan di mana pun.
Skanda (contextual attribution within Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: A before-and-after tableau: devotees arriving burdened by poverty and grief, then leaving with auspicious marks, gifts, and renewed dignity; a widow devotee receiving blessings at a Śiva shrine by the Gaṅgā.
FAQs
Kāśī-centered observance is praised as destiny-transforming—removing misfortune and stabilizing auspicious life-conditions.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), the dharma-kṣetra where vows are said to yield strong protective merit.
This verse gives outcomes (phala) rather than procedures; the procedure is implied as the Manoratha-tṛtīyā vrata of the chapter.