Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
त्वं हंसि पासि सृजसि क्षणतः स्वलीला लीलावपुर्धर विरिंचिनतांघ्रियुग्म । विश्वं त्वमेव परविश्वपतिस्त्वमेव विश्वस्यबीजमसि तत्प्रणतोस्मि नित्यम्
tvaṃ haṃsi pāsi sṛjasi kṣaṇataḥ svalīlā līlāvapurdhara viriṃcinatāṃghriyugma | viśvaṃ tvameva paraviśvapatistvameva viśvasyabījamasi tatpraṇatosmi nityam
En un instant, par Ton propre jeu, Tu détruis, Tu protèges et Tu crées—ô Toi dont la forme est la līlā divine, devant les deux pieds duquel même Brahmā s’incline. Toi seul es cet univers ; Toi seul es le Souverain suprême de l’univers ; Tu es la semence de tout ce qui est. C’est pourquoi je me prosterne devant Toi à jamais.
Agnibindu (the ascetic), praising Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Viṣṇu as cosmic Lord: within His aura appear miniature cycles of creation, preservation, dissolution; Brahmā bows at His feet; the sage offers constant obeisance; the scene conveys līlā—effortless cosmic governance.
FAQs
The Lord is affirmed as the ultimate source and controller—creation, protection, and dissolution occur as His līlā—encouraging wholehearted surrender.
The shloka is theological; the chapter’s Kāśī setting frames the devotion that culminates in the Pañcanada Hrada boon.
No external rite is stated; the act of constant reverential bowing (praṇāma) and contemplation is implied.