Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
ये त्वां भजंति सततं भुविशेषशायिंस्ताञ्छ्रीपते पितृपतींद्र कुबेरमुख्याः । वृंदारका दिवि सदैव सभाजयंति स्वर्गापवर्गसुखसंततिदानदक्ष
ye tvāṃ bhajaṃti satataṃ bhuviśeṣaśāyiṃstāñchrīpate pitṛpatīṃdra kuberamukhyāḥ | vṛṃdārakā divi sadaiva sabhājayaṃti svargāpavargasukhasaṃtatidānadakṣa
الذين يعبدونك على الدوام—يا شْرِيپَتي، يا من تتكئ على المضجع العجيب—يُكرَّمون أبداً في السماء من جموع الآلهة، يتقدمهم ربّ الأسلاف (الپِتْرِ)، وإندرا وكوبيرا؛ لأنك الأقدر على منح سرور السَّوَرْغا وسعادة التحرر (موكشا) على توالٍ لا ينقطع.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śrīpati Viṣṇu reclines on the wondrous couch (Śeṣa) in a cosmic ocean; above, a celestial court where Yama (pitṛpati), Indra, and Kubera lead devas honoring a steadfast devotee; a subtle path extends from heaven toward liberation-light.
FAQs
Steady worship brings both worldly-divine honor and the highest end—apavarga (liberation)—since the Lord grants the full spectrum of auspicious results.
The Kāśī Khaṇḍa framework is the locus; the verse emphasizes devotional results rather than a named Kāśī tirtha.
Satata-bhajana (constant worship/adoration) of the Lord is prescribed as the means to svarga and apavarga.