Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75
त्रीनेवामून्समाराध्य त्रींल्लोकान्स जयेत्सुधीः । देववद्दिवि दीव्येत तेषां तोषं विवर्धयन्
trīnevāmūnsamārādhya trīṃllokānsa jayetsudhīḥ | devavaddivi dīvyeta teṣāṃ toṣaṃ vivardhayan
En servant avec adoration ces trois seulement, le sage conquiert les trois mondes. En accroissant leur contentement, il se réjouit au ciel tel un dieu.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-seekers addressed through the frame audience
Scene: The devotee serves mother, father, and guru; above them appear three luminous realms (bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ) as layered mandalas, indicating ‘trailokya-jaya’; the elders bestow blessings like rays.
FAQs
Wholehearted service to mother, father, and guru is depicted as yielding supreme victory and merit—equal to conquering the three worlds.
The teaching is embedded in Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Kāśī), where ethical dharma is celebrated as part of sacred living in Varanasi.
Samārādhana—devoted pleasing/service to the three elders—is the recommended practice.