Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
अन्यास्ति काश्यां वाराही क्रतुवाराहसन्निधौ । तां प्रणम्य नरो भक्त्या विपदब्धौ न मज्जति
anyāsti kāśyāṃ vārāhī kratuvārāhasannidhau | tāṃ praṇamya naro bhaktyā vipadabdhau na majjati
May isa pang (Diyosa) sa Kāśī: si Vārāhī, malapit sa Kratuvārāha. Kapag siya’y pinugayan ng tao nang may debosyon, hindi siya lulubog sa dagat ng mga kapahamakan.
Skanda
Tirtha: Varāhī (near Kratuvārāha)
Type: temple
Scene: Near a Varāha-associated shrine, Varāhī Devī stands as guardian; a devotee bows, while stylized waves of misfortune recede like an ocean calmed by her presence.
FAQs
Devotional reverence to the kṣetra’s protective forms of the Goddess rescues the devotee from adversity.
Kāśī, specifically the vicinity of Kratuvārāha where Vārāhī is venerated.
Praṇāma (bowing) to Vārāhī Devī with bhakti, especially at her shrine near Kratuvārāha.