Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83
व्याघ्रेश्वरस्य ये भक्तास्तेभ्यो बिभ्यति किंकराः । यामा अपि महाक्रूरा जयजीवेति वादिनः
vyāghreśvarasya ye bhaktāstebhyo bibhyati kiṃkarāḥ | yāmā api mahākrūrā jayajīveti vādinaḥ
ผู้ใดเป็นภักตะแห่งวยาฆเรศวร ต่อหน้าผู้นั้นแม้บริวารของยมก็สั่นสะท้าน; แม้ทูตแห่งความตายผู้โหดเหี้ยมยิ่ง ยังร้องว่า “ชัยเถิด! จงมีชีวิตอยู่!”
Skanda (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Vyāghreśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Devotees of Vyāghreśvara stand fearless before dark, fierce Yama-dūtas; the dūtas, once cruel, fold hands and proclaim ‘Jaya, jīva!’ while the liṅga radiates protective light.
FAQs
Śiva-bhakti is depicted as conquering fear of death; dharmic devotion grants spiritual sovereignty over mortality’s terrors.
The Vyāghreśvara Liṅga shrine in Kāśī and the protective power associated with its devotees.
No specific rite is stated; the verse emphasizes steadfast devotion (bhakti) to Vyāghreśvara.