यो न विश्वभुजां देवीं वाराणस्यां नमेन्नरः । कुतो महोपसर्गेभ्यस्तस्य शांतिर्दुरात्मनः
yo na viśvabhujāṃ devīṃ vārāṇasyāṃ namennaraḥ | kuto mahopasargebhyastasya śāṃtirdurātmanaḥ
Nếu một người ở Vārāṇasī không cúi lạy Nữ Thần Viśvabhujā, thì kẻ lầm lạc ấy làm sao tìm được an tịnh trước những đại tai ương và khổ nạn?
Skanda
Tirtha: Viśvabhujā Devī shrine (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī bows with folded hands before Viśvabhujā Devī’s shrine; behind, the sacred city’s lanes and lamps suggest the protective presence of the Goddess against looming calamities.
Neglect of the kṣetra’s presiding Goddess is portrayed as spiritual negligence that leaves one vulnerable to turmoil.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī), where Viśvabhujā Devī is to be revered.
Namaskāra (bowing/prostration) to Viśvabhujā Devī in Vārāṇasī.