Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
खादंती विघ्नसंघातं शिखी शब्दं करोति च । तस्याः संदर्शनात्पुंसां नश्यंति व्याधयोखिलाः
khādaṃtī vighnasaṃghātaṃ śikhī śabdaṃ karoti ca | tasyāḥ saṃdarśanātpuṃsāṃ naśyaṃti vyādhayokhilāḥ
وہ رکاوٹوں کے انبار کو نگلتی ہے اور شِکھی اپنا نعرۂ جلال بھی بلند کرتی ہے۔ اس کے محض درشن سے ہی لوگوں کی تمام بیماریاں مٹ جاتی ہیں۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Śikhī Caṇḍī (vāyavya guardian of Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śikhī Caṇḍī, fierce and radiant, ‘devours’ a storm of black obstacle-forms; from her mouth/halo issues a sharp cry (‘śikhī-śabda’), while devotees nearby are shown relieved of illness—fever leaving as dark vapors.
FAQs
In a tīrtha like Kāśī, divine darśana is not symbolic alone—it is portrayed as an active force removing vighnas and vyādhis.
Kāśī-kṣetra through the protective presence of Śikhī Caṇḍī.
Darśana (reverent viewing) of the Devī is presented as a means for relief from disease and obstacles.