Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
प्रसन्नः करुणेशोत्र तस्य दास्यति वांछितम् । द्रष्टव्यः करुणेशोत्र काश्यां यत्नेन मानवैः
prasannaḥ karuṇeśotra tasya dāsyati vāṃchitam | draṣṭavyaḥ karuṇeśotra kāśyāṃ yatnena mānavaiḥ
अत्र करुणेशः प्रसन्नो भवन् तस्मै वाञ्छितं दास्यति। तस्मात् काश्यां मानवैः करुणेशो यत्नेन द्रष्टव्यः॥
Skanda
Tirtha: Karuṇeśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims approach Karuṇeśvara shrine with folded hands; the liṅga radiates a gentle aura; a devotee receives symbolic ‘boon’—a flower garland or sacred ash—from the priest, signifying Śiva’s pleasure.
FAQs
Grace follows sincere effort: pilgrimage-darśana and devotion in Kāśī are depicted as effective means for both worldly and spiritual fulfillment.
Karuṇeśvara/Karuṇeśa in Kāśī.
Make earnest effort to visit (darśana) Karuṇeśa; the implied practice is worship that pleases him.