Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
सांबादित्यं नरो जातु न शोकैरभिभूयते । संवत्सरकृतात्पापाद्बहिर्भवति तत्क्षणात्
sāṃbādityaṃ naro jātu na śokairabhibhūyate | saṃvatsarakṛtātpāpādbahirbhavati tatkṣaṇāt
ผู้ใดหันไปพึ่งสาบมาทิตยะ ย่อมไม่ถูกความโศกครอบงำเลย; และบาปที่สั่งสมตลอดหนึ่งปีย่อมสลายไปในขณะนั้นเอง
Skanda
Tirtha: Sāmbāditya (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee approaches Sāmbāditya with folded hands; a dark cloud labeled ‘śoka’ lifts from the devotee’s head as sunlight pours down; a symbolic chain of ‘yearly sins’ breaks instantly.
FAQs
Devotional refuge in the deity is portrayed as both inner healing (freedom from sorrow) and moral purification (removal of sin).
The statement is part of the Sāmbāditya Māhātmya in Kāśī, linked with the Sāmbakuṇḍa pilgrimage setting.
No specific rite is stated; it emphasizes the fruit of devotion/worship of Sāmbāditya.