तत्रैव विकटा देवी सर्वदुःखौघमोचनी । पंचमुद्रं महापीठं तज्ज्ञेयं सर्वसिद्धिदम्
tatraiva vikaṭā devī sarvaduḥkhaughamocanī | paṃcamudraṃ mahāpīṭhaṃ tajjñeyaṃ sarvasiddhidam
وہیں وِکٹا دیوی ہیں جو ہر غم کے سیلاب سے رہائی دیتی ہیں۔ وہاں پنچ مُدرَا نام کا مہاپیٹھ ہے، جسے سب سِدّھیاں دینے والا جاننا چاہیے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Vikaṭā Devī; Pañcamudrā Mahāpīṭha
Type: mahapitha
Scene: Devī Vikaṭā appears near a shrine, fierce yet compassionate, with devotees seeking relief; nearby is the Pañcamudrā mahāpīṭha marked by symbolic ‘five seals’/mudrā motifs, yogins performing sādhana.
Kāśī is praised as a confluence of Śiva and Śakti where devotion to the Devī removes suffering and supports spiritual accomplishment.
Vikaṭā Devī’s shrine and the Pañcamudrā Mahāpīṭha in Kāśī.
No detailed rite is specified; the verse identifies the Devī and pīṭha and states their fruits (relief from sorrow; all siddhis).