Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
तंसिनी च कुहूश्चैव द्युतिः पुष्टिः प्रभावसुः । कीर्तिर्धृतिश्च लक्ष्मीश्च नवदेव्यः सिषेविरे
taṃsinī ca kuhūścaiva dyutiḥ puṣṭiḥ prabhāvasuḥ | kīrtirdhṛtiśca lakṣmīśca navadevyaḥ siṣevire
Taṃsinī et Kuhū, Dyuti et Puṣṭi, Prabhāvasu, Kīrti, Dhṛti et Lakṣmī : ces neuf déesses le servirent avec dévotion.
Skanda
Listener: Dvija interlocutor (contextual)
Scene: Nine goddesses in a graceful semicircle attending Soma: each embodying a quality—Lakṣmī with lotus, Kīrti with banner/garland, Dhṛti with steady lamp, Puṣṭi with overflowing pot, Dyuti with radiant aura; Soma central, serene and luminous.
FAQs
When dharma is upheld, auspicious powers—radiance, nourishment, fame, fortitude, and fortune—naturally gather and serve.
Within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame, Kāśī is implied as the sacred sphere where such divine auspiciousness manifests.
No direct prescription; the verse highlights the auspicious results and divine support surrounding Soma’s sanctified status.