Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
व्यासेश्वरस्य ये भक्ता न तेषां कलिकालतः । न पापतो भयं क्वापि न च क्षेत्रोपसर्गतः
vyāseśvarasya ye bhaktā na teṣāṃ kalikālataḥ | na pāpato bhayaṃ kvāpi na ca kṣetropasargataḥ
جو ویاسیشور کے بھکت ہیں، انہیں کلی یُگ سے کوئی خوف نہیں؛ کہیں بھی گناہ کا ڈر نہیں، نہ ہی اس مقدّس کْشیتْر سے وابستہ آفتوں کا۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Vyāseśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees of Vyāseśvara stand fearless as symbolic shadows of Kali (discord, disease, temptation) recede; the liṅga radiates a protective aura over the Kāśī precincts.
FAQs
Steady devotion to Vyāseśvara is portrayed as a spiritual refuge that overcomes Kali-age anxieties and sin-born fear.
Vyāseśvara in Kāśī; the verse also alludes to the protective sanctity of the Kāśī-kṣetra.
No single rite is specified here; the emphasis is on sustained bhakti (devotional allegiance) to Vyāseśvara.