Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
अथवा चिन्तनैरेतैः किंव्यर्थैर्विश्वकारकम् । विश्वेशं शरणं यायां समे बुद्धिं प्रदास्यति
athavā cintanairetaiḥ kiṃvyarthairviśvakārakam | viśveśaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāyāṃ same buddhiṃ pradāsyati
അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഈ വ്യർത്ഥചിന്തകളാൽ എന്ത് പ്രയോജനം? വിശ്വകാരകനായ വിശ്വേശ്വരന്റെ ശരണത്തിലേക്ക് പോകാം; അവൻ എനിക്ക് സമ്യക് ബുദ്ധി നൽകും.
Skanda (narrating/quoting; deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Self / implied audience
Scene: A pilgrim-sage turns away from swirling ‘worries’ and walks toward the luminous liṅga of Viśveśvara, hands folded, as a beam of light symbolizes the gift of right understanding.
FAQs
The cure for anxiety is śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Viśveśa—who grants buddhi (right discernment).
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), through the epithet Viśveśa—the presiding Śiva of Kāśī.
The implied prescription is śaraṇa-gamana (going for refuge) to Viśveśa—commonly expressed through darśana, japa, and prayer, though not itemized here.