Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
गणावूचतुः । शृणु सौम्य सुसौम्योऽसौ दृश्यतेत्र भवादृशैः । धर्ममूर्तिः प्रकृत्यैव निःशंकैः पुण्यराशिभिः
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | śṛṇu saumya susaumyo'sau dṛśyatetra bhavādṛśaiḥ | dharmamūrtiḥ prakṛtyaiva niḥśaṃkaiḥ puṇyarāśibhiḥ
Dua gaṇa berkata: “Dengarlah, wahai yang lemah lembut. Di sini, bagi orang sepertimu—yang kaya pahala dan tanpa gentar—baginda tampak amat santun; kerana pada fitrahnya baginda ialah jelmaan Dharma.”
Two Gaṇas (divine attendants)
Tirtha: Yama-loka / Saṃyamanī context
Type: kshetra
Listener: The inquiring observer (unnamed)
Scene: Two attendants reassure a gentle pilgrim: Yama appears exceedingly gentle to the meritorious; Yama is shown serene, holding symbols of justice (daṇḍa/ledger), radiating calm authority.
FAQs
Puṇya and inner purity remove fear; Dharmarāja is inherently dharma itself and appears accordingly to the virtuous.
The verse supports Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s dharmic worldview associated with Kāśī, though it speaks generally about merit and perception.
No explicit ritual; the implied discipline is living dharmically to become niḥśaṅka (fearless) through puṇya.