Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
अथवा चिन्तनैरेतैः किंव्यर्थैर्विश्वकारकम् । विश्वेशं शरणं यायां समे बुद्धिं प्रदास्यति
athavā cintanairetaiḥ kiṃvyarthairviśvakārakam | viśveśaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāyāṃ same buddhiṃ pradāsyati
不然，这些徒然的忧思有何用？我当归依毗湿韦湿（Viśveśa），宇宙之造作者；他必赐我正智。
Skanda (narrating/quoting; deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Self / implied audience
Scene: A pilgrim-sage turns away from swirling ‘worries’ and walks toward the luminous liṅga of Viśveśvara, hands folded, as a beam of light symbolizes the gift of right understanding.
FAQs
The cure for anxiety is śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Viśveśa—who grants buddhi (right discernment).
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), through the epithet Viśveśa—the presiding Śiva of Kāśī.
The implied prescription is śaraṇa-gamana (going for refuge) to Viśveśa—commonly expressed through darśana, japa, and prayer, though not itemized here.