Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
कपर्दीशं समभ्यर्च्य न नरो निरयं व्रजेत् । न पिशाचत्वमाप्नोति कृत्वात्राप्यघमुत्तमम्
kapardīśaṃ samabhyarcya na naro nirayaṃ vrajet | na piśācatvamāpnoti kṛtvātrāpyaghamuttamam
Sesiapa yang memuja Kapardīśa (Śiva) di sini menurut tatacara yang suci, tiadalah ia pergi ke neraka. Walaupun pernah melakukan dosa yang amat berat, ia tidak jatuh ke keadaan piśāca (roh jahat yang menderita).
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kapardīśa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī offers bilva leaves and water to Kapardīśa-liṅga; the atmosphere is protective—dark, fearsome forms of naraka and piśāca recede as the liṅga radiates calm light.
FAQs
Śiva-worship in Kāśī is portrayed as exceptionally purifying—strong enough to avert hellish destinies and spirit-affliction even for severe wrongdoing.
Kapardīśa, a Śiva presence within the sacred geography of Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Samabhyarcana—formal worship/archana of Kapardīśa.