Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
त एव धन्या लोकेस्मिन्कृतकृत्यास्त एव हि । प्राप्य यैर्मम सांनिध्यं वसवो मम सात्कृताः
ta eva dhanyā lokesminkṛtakṛtyāsta eva hi | prāpya yairmama sāṃnidhyaṃ vasavo mama sātkṛtāḥ
Wahrhaft gesegnet in dieser Welt—und wahrlich vollendet—sind jene, die Meine Nähe erlangen, und durch die die Vasus um Meinetwillen gebührend verehrt werden.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (general kṣetra context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī receives the Lord’s gracious presence; nearby, the Vasus are honored with lamps, flowers, and water-offerings at a riverside shrine, suggesting the layered divinity of the kṣetra.
FAQs
True fulfillment is defined as attaining divine proximity and honoring the divine order (the Vasus) with reverence.
The verse sits within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, leading into the Bindu-tīrtha praise in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on honoring (sātkāra) and gaining sāṃnidhya (divine nearness).