Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
हरत्यघं ध्वंसयति व्याधीनाधीन्नियच्छति । धर्मं विवर्धयेत्क्षिप्रं प्रयच्छति मनोरथम्
haratyaghaṃ dhvaṃsayati vyādhīnādhīnniyacchati | dharmaṃ vivardhayetkṣipraṃ prayacchati manoratham
یہ گناہ کو دور کرتا ہے، اسے جڑ سے مٹا دیتا ہے، اور بیماریوں اور ذہنی کرب کو قابو میں رکھتا ہے۔ یہ جلد دھرم کو بڑھاتا ہے اور دل کی مراد عطا کرتا ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee offers tulasī and lamp to Hari; dark smoke-like forms labeled ‘aghā’ dissolve, while a sick person regains strength and a troubled mind becomes calm. A dharma-tree sprouts rapidly beside the shrine, symbolizing quick dharma growth.
FAQs
Devotion is described as a comprehensive purifier and protector—uplifting dharma while alleviating suffering.
The verse contributes to the overall Kāśī-khaṇḍa devotional atmosphere rather than naming a specific Kāśī tīrtha.
The implied practice is Hari-bhakti (worship/ārādhana, kīrtana, smaraṇa), presented as the cause of these fruits.