Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84
भारभूतं ततो नत्वा चित्रेगुप्तेश्वरं ततः । चित्रघंटां प्रणम्याथ ततः पशुपतीश्वरम्
bhārabhūtaṃ tato natvā citregupteśvaraṃ tataḥ | citraghaṃṭāṃ praṇamyātha tataḥ paśupatīśvaram
பின்னர் பாரபூதருக்கு வணங்கி, சித்ரேகுப்தேசுவரரிடம் செல்ல வேண்டும். சித்ரகண்டாவை வணங்கி அதன் பின் பசுபதீசுவரரைத் தரிசிக்க வேண்டும்.
Skanda
Tirtha: Citregupteśvara–Citraghaṇṭā–Paśupatīśvara (Kāśī circuit)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim bows to Bhārabhūta, then stands before a liṅga associated with Citragupta, with a symbolic ledger and stylus motif; next, the fierce yet protective Devī Citraghaṇṭā with a bell; finally, Paśupati’s liṅga with animals gathered peacefully nearby.
FAQs
Kāśī is presented as a mapped path of devotion where each bow and salutation becomes a step in inner purification.
Citregupteśvara and Paśupatīśvara, along with Bhārabhūta and Citraghaṇṭā—local sacred stations in Kāśī.
Repeated acts of pranāma (bowing) and darśana at designated shrines in a prescribed order.