Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51
इहामुत्रापि यो रक्षेन्महापदुदयाद्ध्रुवम् । सर्वे मनोरथा यस्मात्परिपूर्णा भवंति हि
ihāmutrāpi yo rakṣenmahāpadudayāddhruvam | sarve manorathā yasmātparipūrṇā bhavaṃti hi
یہاں بھی اور آخرت میں بھی وہ یقیناً بڑی آفتوں کے اٹھنے سے حفاظت کرتا ہے؛ اور اسی کے سبب واقعی سب آرزوئیں اور مقاصد پورے ہو جاتے ہیں۔
Dhūtapāpā
Tirtha: Kāśī / Avimukta (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim threatened by storm-like calamities finds shelter at a Kāśī shrine; the dangers recede as a protective divine aura surrounds them, symbolizing protection in both worlds and fulfillment of aspirations.
FAQs
Dharma seeks a protector who safeguards both worldly life and the afterlife, granting security and fulfillment.
No specific site is named; the Kāśīkhaṇḍa context keeps the Kāśī sacred landscape in the background.
None explicitly; it stresses protective grace and the fruition of aspirations.