वाराणस्यां विशालाक्षी पूजनीया प्रयत्नतः । धूपदीपैः शुभैर्माल्यैरुपहारैर्मनोहरैः
vārāṇasyāṃ viśālākṣī pūjanīyā prayatnataḥ | dhūpadīpaiḥ śubhairmālyairupahārairmanoharaiḥ
Sa Vārāṇasī, ang Diyosa na si Viśālākṣī ay dapat sambahin nang buong pagsisikap—sa pamamagitan ng mapalad na insenso at mga ilawan, mga kuwintas ng bulaklak, at mga handog na kaaya-aya.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Viśālākṣī Mahāpīṭha (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a Kāśī shrine: Viśālākṣī’s icon adorned; priests wave lamps; incense smoke curls; devotees present garlands and offerings with focused reverence.
The Purāṇa emphasizes devoted, careful worship—outer offerings expressing inner reverence to the presiding Śakti of Kāśī.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī), specifically the sphere of Viśālākṣī’s worship (Viśālākṣī-pīṭha/temple tradition).
Pūjā with dhūpa (incense), dīpa (lamps), mālya (garlands), and pleasing upahāra (offerings).