Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 91
उपसर्गानमूर्घ्नंति दद्युर्नैःश्रेयसीं श्रियम् । स्मृता दृष्टा न ताः स्पृष्टाः पूजिताः श्रद्धया नरैः
upasargānamūrghnaṃti dadyurnaiḥśreyasīṃ śriyam | smṛtā dṛṣṭā na tāḥ spṛṣṭāḥ pūjitāḥ śraddhayā naraiḥ
یہ آفتوں کو مٹا دیتی ہیں اور وہ مبارک خوشحالی عطا کرتی ہیں جو اعلیٰ ترین بھلائی تک لے جاتی ہے۔ لوگ اگر عقیدت سے انہیں یاد کریں، درشن کریں اور پوجا کریں—چھوئے بغیر بھی—تو یہ اپنا کرم نازل کرتی ہیں۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśīkṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims at a respectful distance from a shrine, hands folded, eyes fixed in darśana; a subtle aura from the devīs dispels dark clouds symbolizing calamities; prosperity depicted as a gentle light leading upward (naiḥśreyasa).
FAQs
In Kāśī, even remembrance and darśana of the deity—when joined with śraddhā—are taught to be spiritually efficacious and protective.
The Kāśī-kṣetra setting where darśana and worship of local goddess-forms remove afflictions.
Smaraṇa (remembrance), darśana (seeing), and śraddhā-yukta pūjā (faithful worship) are highlighted as effective practices.