अपत्यं द्रविणं दारा हारा हर्म्य हया गजाः । सुखानि स्वर्गमोक्षौ च न दूरे शिवभक्तितः
apatyaṃ draviṇaṃ dārā hārā harmya hayā gajāḥ | sukhāni svargamokṣau ca na dūre śivabhaktitaḥ
Enfants, richesses, épouse, parures, demeures, chevaux et éléphants—les plaisirs du monde, et même le ciel et la délivrance—ne sont pas loin de celui qui voue sa dévotion à Śiva.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Śiva-bhakti in Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśī-māhātmya audience
Scene: A Śiva devotee in Kāśī offers bilva leaves and water; around him appear symbolic blessings—family, wealth, home, and finally a luminous path upward signifying svarga and mokṣa—showing that all are ‘not far’ from devotion.
Śiva-bhakti is portrayed as a complete path that can grant both worldly well-being and the highest liberation.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework, reinforcing Kāśī as the supreme sphere of Śiva’s grace.
No explicit ritual is listed; the stated means is devotion (bhakti) to Śiva.