Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97
यत्र विश्वेश्वरः साक्षाद्यत्राऽमरधुनी स्वयम् । त्वादृशा यत्र मुनयः क्व भीस्तत्रोपसर्गजा
yatra viśveśvaraḥ sākṣādyatrā'maradhunī svayam | tvādṛśā yatra munayaḥ kva bhīstatropasargajā
जिथे साक्षात् विश्वेश्वर आहेत, जिथे स्वयं अमरधुनी (गंगा) आहे, आणि जिथे आपल्यासारखे मुनि वास करतात—तिथे उपसर्गजन्य भीती कशी असेल?
Disciples of Vyāsa
Tirtha: Viśveśvara-kṣetra in Kāśī; Gaṅgā (Amaradhunī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Guru (a revered muni)
Scene: A devotional tableau: Viśveśvara’s temple presence, Gaṅgā flowing nearby, and venerable sages seated in meditation—forming a triad that radiates fearlessness over the city.
FAQs
Divine presence (Śiva and Gaṅgā) and saintly company dissolve fear; sacred geography supports inner fearlessness.
Kāśī, especially Viśveśvara’s kṣetra and the Gaṅgā flowing there.
No explicit ritual; the verse asserts the protective, fear-dispelling power of dwelling in Kāśī.