Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
एवमस्तु यदुक्तं ते वीरवैष्णव सूनुना । जनेतुर्विष्णुभक्ताच्च राज्ञोऽमित्रज्जितो भवान्
evamastu yaduktaṃ te vīravaiṣṇava sūnunā | janeturviṣṇubhaktācca rājño'mitrajjito bhavān
“So be it, as the son of the heroic Vaiṣṇava has spoken to you. You shall be born from a king devoted to Viṣṇu, and you shall become a conqueror of enemies.”
Śiva (as Liṅga)
Tirtha: Vīra-Vīreśvara Liṅga (contextual)
Type: temple
Listener: Pilgrim-audience / sages (frame)
Scene: The Lord’s assent ‘So be it’ is visualized as a divine decree: a luminous liṅga or unseen Śiva-bestowal, while a heroic devotee’s lineage and future birth are foretold.
FAQs
The Purāṇic vision honors both Śiva and Viṣṇu devotion, showing blessings can arise through dharmic lineage and divine sanction.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting where such boons are declared and made effective.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; the verse focuses on a boon concerning birth and royal victory.