Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
ततो गौरीं विरूपाक्ष देवयान्या उदग्दिशि । पूजयित्वा नरो भक्त्या वांछितां लभते श्रियम्
tato gaurīṃ virūpākṣa devayānyā udagdiśi | pūjayitvā naro bhaktyā vāṃchitāṃ labhate śriyam
បន្ទាប់មក នៅទិសជើង ត្រង់វិរូបាក្ស-ទេវយានី គួរបូជាព្រះគោរីដោយភក្តិ។ មនុស្សដែលបូជាដោយសេចក្តីស្រឡាញ់សទ្ធា នឹងទទួលបានសិរីសម្បត្តិ និងសុខមង្គលតាមបំណង។
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaurī at Virūpākṣa–Devayānī
Type: temple
Scene: A devotee turns north and worships radiant Gaurī at the Virūpākṣa–Devayānī spot; Gaurī’s calm, luminous presence grants desired śrī.
FAQs
Bhakti-filled worship of the Devī in Kāśī is presented as a dharmic means to obtain rightful prosperity and auspiciousness.
Virūpākṣa-Devayānī in Kāśī, where Gaurī is to be worshipped (noted as lying to the north).
Pūjā of Gaurī with devotion (bhakti) to gain the desired śrī (prosperity).