Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
क्षिप्रमागमयित्वा च नत्वा दूरंगतानपि । कृतकृत्यान्विधायाथ चिंतितैः समनोरथैः
kṣipramāgamayitvā ca natvā dūraṃgatānapi | kṛtakṛtyānvidhāyātha ciṃtitaiḥ samanorathaiḥ
அவன் (பக்தர்களை) விரைவில் அருகே வரச் செய்கிறான்; தூரத்தில் இருப்பவர்களுக்கும் வணங்குகிறான். பின்னர் அவர்களை கൃതகೃತ்யராக ஆக்கி, அவர்கள் எண்ணிய விரும்பிய இலக்குகளை நிறைவேற்றுகிறான்.
Śiva (continuing instruction; exact agent implied—Āśāvināyaka/Vighnajit as fulfiller)
Tirtha: Āśāvināyaka / Vighnajit (contextual)
Type: temple
Listener: (Implied) sages
Scene: A miraculous sequence: the deity swiftly draws near even those far away; devotees bow; their tasks become accomplished and their contemplated wishes are granted.
FAQs
Divine aid in Kāśī is portrayed as swift and far-reaching—meeting devotees wherever they are and completing their intended aims.
Kāśī by context (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), where such immediate grace is described as operative.
No explicit prescription; it continues describing the mode of grace/fruit associated with the worship and vrata under discussion.