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
Those who worship You unceasingly—O Śrīpati, who reclines upon the wondrous couch—are ever honored in heaven by the hosts of gods, led by the Lord of the Pitṛs, Indra, and Kubera; for You are supremely able to bestow the unbroken joys of both heaven and liberation.
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.