तत्रैव विकटा देवी सर्वदुःखौघमोचनी । पंचमुद्रं महापीठं तज्ज्ञेयं सर्वसिद्धिदम्
tatraiva vikaṭā devī sarvaduḥkhaughamocanī | paṃcamudraṃ mahāpīṭhaṃ tajjñeyaṃ sarvasiddhidam
तेथेच सर्व दुःखांच्या प्रवाहातून मुक्त करणारी विकटा देवी आहे. तेथे ‘पंचमुद्रा’ नावाचे महापीठ जाणावे, जे सर्व सिद्धी देते.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Vikaṭā Devī; Pañcamudrā Mahāpīṭha
Type: mahapitha
Scene: Devī Vikaṭā appears near a shrine, fierce yet compassionate, with devotees seeking relief; nearby is the Pañcamudrā mahāpīṭha marked by symbolic ‘five seals’/mudrā motifs, yogins performing sādhana.
Kāśī is praised as a confluence of Śiva and Śakti where devotion to the Devī removes suffering and supports spiritual accomplishment.
Vikaṭā Devī’s shrine and the Pañcamudrā Mahāpīṭha in Kāśī.
No detailed rite is specified; the verse identifies the Devī and pīṭha and states their fruits (relief from sorrow; all siddhis).