Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 150
तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । काश्यां पैशंगिले तीर्थे खखोल्कस्य विलोकनात् । नरश्चिंतितमाप्नोति नीरोगो जायते क्षणात्
tasya darśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | kāśyāṃ paiśaṃgile tīrthe khakholkasya vilokanāt | naraściṃtitamāpnoti nīrogo jāyate kṣaṇāt
Pela simples visão disso, a pessoa se liberta de todos os pecados. Em Kāśī, no tīrtha de Paiśaṃgila, ao contemplar Khakholka, o devoto alcança o que deseja e torna-se sem doença num instante.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Paiśaṃgila tīrtha (Kāśī)
Type: tirtha
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim at a small Kāśī tīrtha precinct labeled Paiśaṃgila, beholding a sacred emblem/stone-form called Khakholka; dark ‘pāpa’ smoke dissolves; the pilgrim’s body shown restored to health; a subtle boon-symbol (desired object) appears.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tīrthas are presented as immediately transformative—darśana itself is said to destroy sin and grant well-being.
Paiśaṃgila Tīrtha in Kāśī, especially connected with the sacred object/form called Khakholka.
The act emphasized is darśana (beholding). No specific snāna, dāna, or japa is explicitly stated in this verse.