Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 16
असौभाग्यवतीभिश्च सौभाग्यं महदाप्यते । विधवाभिर्न वैधव्यं पुनर्जन्मांतरे क्वचित्
asaubhāgyavatībhiśca saubhāgyaṃ mahadāpyate | vidhavābhirna vaidhavyaṃ punarjanmāṃtare kvacit
ଅସୌଭାଗ୍ୟପୀଡ଼ିତା ନାରୀମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ମହା ସୌଭାଗ୍ୟ ପାଆନ୍ତି। ଏବଂ ବିଧବାମାନେ ପରଜନ୍ମରେ କେଉଁଠି ମଧ୍ୟ ପୁନଃ ବୈଧବ୍ୟ ଭୋଗ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Viśālākṣī-sthāna (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sorrowful widow and an ill-fated woman approach Viśālākṣī; the goddess bestows a protective blessing, turning grief into auspiciousness.
FAQs
The māhātmya frames the goddess as a remover of misfortune and a protector whose grace extends beyond one lifetime.
Kāśī’s Viśālākṣī tradition, where worship is said to transform adversity into auspiciousness.
Implicitly, devotion/worship at Viśālākṣī; the verse primarily states the promised results (phalaśruti).