Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
अस्माद्विभूतिमाहात्म्यात्प्रेत कोपि न कुत्रचित् । बाधा करोति कस्यापि महापातकिनोप्यहो
asmādvibhūtimāhātmyātpreta kopi na kutracit | bādhā karoti kasyāpi mahāpātakinopyaho
“凭此圣灰（vibhūti）的威德，任何地方的饿鬼都不能加害于任何人——令人惊异的是，连大罪人也不例外。”
Tapasvī/Muni (unnamed)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka-ādi ṛṣis
Scene: The ascetic proclaims the astonishing scope of vibhūti’s protection: no preta can harm anyone, even a great sinner; the air feels charged with śaiva authority.
FAQs
Śaiva sanctity is portrayed as universally protective—shielding even those burdened by heavy wrongdoing.
The verse supports the Kāśī tīrtha narrative by showing how Śaiva means enable safe participation in tīrtha benefits.
Use of vibhūti (applied on the forehead) as a protective measure against preta-bādhā.