Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
दूरस्थोपि हि यो बंधुः सोपि क्षिप्रं समेष्यति । बंदी पदजुषां पुंसां श्रद्धया नात्र संशयः
dūrasthopi hi yo baṃdhuḥ sopi kṣipraṃ sameṣyati | baṃdī padajuṣāṃ puṃsāṃ śraddhayā nātra saṃśayaḥ
ദൂരെയുള്ള ബന്ധുവും വേഗത്തിൽ വന്ന് കൂടിക്കാഴ്ച നടത്തും. പുണ്യപാദങ്ങളിൽ ശരണം ചേർന്ന ഭക്തർക്കു ശ്രദ്ധയാൽ ‘ബന്ധി’ (സഹായം/സൗഭാഗ്യം) ഉറപ്പാണ്—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Scene: A devotee at a Kāśī shrine clasping hands at the sacred feet; in the distance a traveler/kinsman hastens toward the city, suggesting grace drawing help near.
FAQs
Śraddhā and refuge at the Divine feet in Kāśī draw swift grace that resolves worldly obstacles and brings supportive outcomes.
Kāśī-kṣetra broadly, emphasizing the saving power of devotion within its sacred sphere.
Pāda-sevā/refuge—devotional adherence to the sacred feet (a bhakti-principle rather than a technical rite).