Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
ये विघ्नराज भवता करुणाकटाक्षैः संप्रेक्षिताः क्षितितले क्षणमात्रमत्र । तेषां क्षयंति सकलान्यपिकिल्विषाणि लक्ष्मीः कटाक्षयतितान्पुरुषोत्तमान्हि
ye vighnarāja bhavatā karuṇākaṭākṣaiḥ saṃprekṣitāḥ kṣititale kṣaṇamātramatra | teṣāṃ kṣayaṃti sakalānyapikilviṣāṇi lakṣmīḥ kaṭākṣayatitānpuruṣottamānhi
Wahai Vighnarāja, Raja segala halangan—mereka yang Engkau pandang dengan lirikan penuh belas, walau hanya sesaat di bumi ini, segala dosa mereka musnah. Bahkan Dewi Lakṣmī turut menumpahkan pandang kurnia kepada insan-insan utama itu.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī / Avimukta-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gaṇeśa as Vighnarāja turns his compassionate eyes toward a devotee on Kāśī’s earth; a beam-like glance dissolves black knots labeled ‘kilviṣa’; Lakṣmī appears in the periphery, turning her gaze toward the now-purified devotee, showering subtle lotuses/coins as symbols of auspiciousness.
FAQs
Grace precedes effort: a moment of divine favor can dissolve karmic stains and attract auspicious prosperity.
The Kāśī-khaṇḍa milieu (Vārāṇasī) frames the promise of quick spiritual benefit through devotion.
No formal prescription; the verse emphasizes receiving Gaṇeśa’s grace through devotion and reverence.