Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
देवेषु यो वसेन्नित्यं देवानां वसतिर्हि यः । स वासुदेवः सर्वत्र दीव्येद्यद्वासनावशात्
deveṣu yo vasennityaṃ devānāṃ vasatirhi yaḥ | sa vāsudevaḥ sarvatra dīvyedyadvāsanāvaśāt
He who ever dwells among the gods—and indeed is the very abode of the gods—He is Vāsudeva. By the power of His indwelling presence, He shines and sports everywhere.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-oriented audience within the Purāṇic dialogue frame
Scene: A celestial assembly of devas seated within a radiant mandala, with Vāsudeva as the subtle indwelling light in their hearts; the same light extends into all directions, indicating omnipresence and divine play.
FAQs
God is both immanent and transcendent: the devas dwell in Him, and He pervades all realms as Vāsudeva.
The verse appears within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s devotional framework, where Kāśī is the sacred setting that magnifies nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of divine names).
No direct ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on recognizing and honoring the name “Vāsudeva” as a theological teaching.