Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13
तत्कुण्डादुत्तरे भागे क्षेत्रं क्षेमकरः सदा । भक्तानां साध्वसध्वंसी कपाली नाम भैरवः
tatkuṇḍāduttare bhāge kṣetraṃ kṣemakaraḥ sadā | bhaktānāṃ sādhvasadhvaṃsī kapālī nāma bhairavaḥ
ആ കുണ്ഡത്തിന്റെ വടക്കുഭാഗത്ത് എപ്പോഴും ക്ഷേമം നൽകുന്ന ഒരു പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രമുണ്ട്. അവിടെ ‘കപാലി’ എന്ന ഭൈരവൻ ഭക്തരുടെ ഭയം നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kapālī Bhairava-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Munis/seekers
Scene: A northern precinct with a fierce yet protective Kapālī Bhairava icon—garlanded, holding kapāla, with a dog mount nearby; devotees approach with folded hands, their fear visibly soothed.
FAQs
Bhairava, as guardian of sacred space, is praised as the remover of fear and the giver of well-being to sincere devotees.
The kṣetra north of the pond, presided over by Kapālī Bhairava.
No specific rite is detailed here; the verse emphasizes the protective grace of Bhairava for devotees in that kṣetra.