Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
अनाथनाथः सर्वेषां विश्वनाथो हि गीयते । क्षणं मनसि संचित्य भवेदित्थमसंशयम्
anāthanāthaḥ sarveṣāṃ viśvanātho hi gīyate | kṣaṇaṃ manasi saṃcitya bhaveditthamasaṃśayam
Vì Ngài được ca tụng là Viśvanātha—Chúa tể muôn loài, Đấng che chở kẻ không nơi nương tựa. Chỉ cần gom giữ chân lý ấy trong tâm dù một sát-na, ắt sẽ thành như vậy, không nghi ngờ.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Viśvanātha (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Self / implied audience
Scene: A devotee closes the eyes for a single moment of concentrated remembrance; above, the name ‘Viśvanātha’ appears as luminous script, while a protective aura surrounds the helpless.
FAQs
Even brief, steady remembrance of Viśvanātha transforms fear into certainty and protection.
Kāśī, specifically through Viśvanātha (Śiva as worshiped in Vārāṇasī).
Mental recollection/meditative holding (manasi saṃciti) of Viśvanātha’s refuge—an inner practice aligned with japa and smaraṇa.