Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
तावत्कालस्तया साध्व्या महान्विघ्नोऽनुमीयते । निमेषांतरितः कालो यो यो व्यथोंगतो मम । लिंगानवेक्षणात्तत्र प्रायश्चित्तं कथं भवेत
tāvatkālastayā sādhvyā mahānvighno'numīyate | nimeṣāṃtaritaḥ kālo yo yo vyathoṃgato mama | liṃgānavekṣaṇāttatra prāyaścittaṃ kathaṃ bhaveta
Dahil dito, itinuring ng banal na babae na maging yaong munting sandali ay malaking hadlang: “Anumang oras na lumipas sa akin—kahit nahati lamang ng isang kurap—na hindi ko natitigan ang liṅga, paano magkakaroon ng pag-alis ng kasalanan para roon?”
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative; verse contains her inner speech)
FAQs
The text idealizes relentless devotion: separation from Śiva—even for an instant—is felt as spiritual loss.
Kāśī is the implied site; liṅga-darśana within Kāśī is treated as supremely meritorious.
No formal rite is prescribed; the verse introduces prāyaścitta as a concept, while emphasizing uninterrupted liṅga-darśana.