Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
हा कालराजप्रति भूतमत्र प्रत्यष्टमिप्रत्यवनीसुतार्कम् । नाराधये मूलफलप्रसूनैः किं मय्यनागस्यपराधदृक्स्याः
hā kālarājaprati bhūtamatra pratyaṣṭamipratyavanīsutārkam | nārādhaye mūlaphalaprasūnaiḥ kiṃ mayyanāgasyaparādhadṛksyāḥ
ஆ காலராஜா! நான் குற்றமற்றவன்; எனினும் என்னில் எந்தக் குற்றத்தை நீர் காண்கிறீர்? இங்கு ஒவ்வொரு அஷ்டமியும் ஒவ்வொரு அமாவாசையும் வேர், கனி, மலர்களால் உம்மை நான் ஆராதிக்கவில்லை அல்லவா?
A sage/devotee addressing Kālarāja (Kālabhairava)
Tirtha: Kāśī – Kālarāja/Kālabhairava observance days
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse
Scene: A distressed sage pleads before Kālarāja, palms raised in questioning; a lunar calendar motif is suggested—crescent/waning moon for Aṣṭamī and dark disk for Amāvāsyā—while offerings of roots, fruits, and flowers lie unoffered or newly gathered.
FAQs
Neglect of regular worship toward the kṣetrapāla is treated as a serious lapse; sincere self-inquiry and repentance restore devotion.
Kāśī, where Kālarāja/Kālabhairava is revered as the guardian deity.
Regular propitiation on Aṣṭamī (and lunar observances implied) with simple offerings—roots, fruits, and flowers.