Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79
प्रणता यमदंष्ट्रायैस्तीर्थेचोद्दालकाभिधे । कृत्वापि पापसंघातं न यमाद्बिभ्यतीहते
praṇatā yamadaṃṣṭrāyaistīrthecoddālakābhidhe | kṛtvāpi pāpasaṃghātaṃ na yamādbibhyatīhate
உத்தாலக எனப்படும் தீர்த்தத்தில் யமதம்ஷ்ட்ரா தேவியை வணங்குபவன், பாவக் குவியலைச் செய்திருந்தாலும் இங்கே யமனை அஞ்சான்।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Uddālaka-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim with folded hands bows at a Kāśī ford labeled ‘Uddālaka’; behind, a fierce guardian Devī ‘Yamadaṃṣṭrā’ stands as an abhaya-giver, while the shadowy figure of Yama recedes, powerless at the kṣetra boundary.
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Reverence at a Kāśī tīrtha can dissolve fear and lessen the burden of sin, highlighting the purifying power of sacred place and devotion.
Uddālaka Tīrtha in Kāśī, where Yamadaṃṣṭrā is honored.
Namaskāra (bowing/obeisance) to Yamadaṃṣṭrā at the Uddālaka Tīrtha.