भालं विभूतिधवलं विलोक्य यमकिंकराः । पापिनोपि पलायंते भीताः पाशुपतास्त्रतः
bhālaṃ vibhūtidhavalaṃ vilokya yamakiṃkarāḥ | pāpinopi palāyaṃte bhītāḥ pāśupatāstrataḥ
Nang makita ng mga lingkod ni Yama ang noong pinaputi ng vibhūti, sila’y tumatakas—maging ang mga makasalanan—nanginginig na tila tinamaan ng sandatang Pāśupata.
Tapasvī/Muni (unnamed)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka-ādi ṛṣis
Scene: A devotee’s forehead gleams white with ash; Yama’s dark, fearsome attendants recoil and flee as if struck by the invisible force of the Pāśupata weapon.
Devotional Śaiva marks symbolize allegiance to Śiva and are depicted as overpowering fear of death and punitive forces.
The Kāśī setting frames this as part of the local tīrtha-mahātmya where Śaiva grace is especially potent.
Maintaining the vibhūti mark on the forehead for protection (especially from Yamakiṅkaras).