बहुपातकयुक्तोपि त्यक्तधर्मपथोपि वा । न चित्रगुप्तलेख्यः स्याच्चित्रघंटार्चको नरः
bahupātakayuktopi tyaktadharmapathopi vā | na citraguptalekhyaḥ syāccitraghaṃṭārcako naraḥ
纵使一人罪业深重,或已偏离正法之道;若礼拜吉特拉甘塔(Citraghaṇṭā),便不被吉特拉古普特(Citragupta)记入阎摩(Yama)的簿册。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Citraghaṇṭā (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee in Kāśī stands before the Devī Citraghaṇṭā; behind, Citragupta’s ledger closes and Yama’s attendants withdraw, signifying exemption from record.
Devotional worship in Kāśī—specifically to Citraghaṇṭā—can override even heavy sin and protects one from punitive accounting by Yama’s scribe.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), through the local worship of the deity Citraghaṇṭā.
Arcana (formal worship) of Citraghaṇṭā is prescribed as the saving act.