Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
मित्राणां हि कलत्रं त्वं धर्मस्त्वं सर्वबंधुषु । त्वत्तो नान्यज्जगत्यस्मिन्नारायण चराचरे
mitrāṇāṃ hi kalatraṃ tvaṃ dharmastvaṃ sarvabaṃdhuṣu | tvatto nānyajjagatyasminnārāyaṇa carācare
Pour les amis, tu es cher comme l’époux ; parmi tous les proches, tu es le dharma lui-même. En dehors de toi, il n’est rien en ce monde, ô Nārāyaṇa — mobile et immobile.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī looks upon crowds—friends, relatives, ascetics, animals—and perceives one Nārāyaṇa pervading all; dharma appears as a radiant thread binding relationships into devotion.
FAQs
God alone is the ultimate relationship and support; all bonds find their truth and dharma in Him.
Kāśī by contextual placement in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where the Lord is praised as the all-pervading reality.
None; it is a theological declaration supporting single-pointed devotion (bhakti) and reliance on the Lord.