Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
एकः सर्वगुणावासस्त्वेकः सर्वकलानिधिः । एकः सर्वोत्तमो यस्मात्ततो यः पुरुषोत्तमः
ekaḥ sarvaguṇāvāsastvekaḥ sarvakalānidhiḥ | ekaḥ sarvottamo yasmāttato yaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
He alone is the abode of all virtues; he alone is the treasury of all arts and powers. Because he is the one supreme above all, therefore he is called Puruṣottama, the Highest Person.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical)
Scene: A devotional tableau of Puruṣottama as the radiant, all-accomplished Lord—serene yet majestic—while sages or divine beings offer stuti in a Kāśī setting.
FAQs
The Supreme is the single source and fullness of all virtues and capacities; recognizing this anchors devotion and right understanding.
The verse is theological; the surrounding Kāśīkhaṇḍa context links such realization to Kāśī’s sanctifying spiritual discourse.
None stated; it defines a devotional-theological identification (Puruṣottama).