Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
निर्व्याज प्रणिधानेन शीलयित्वा श्रियःपतिम् । पुरुषोत्तमतां को न प्राप्तवानिह भूतले
nirvyāja praṇidhānena śīlayitvā śriyaḥpatim | puruṣottamatāṃ ko na prāptavāniha bhūtale
Par une consécration sincère et sans artifice, en cultivant la dévotion envers Śriyaḥpati, le Seigneur de Lakṣmī, qui donc sur cette terre n’atteindrait pas l’excellence suprême de l’être ?
Nārada (continuing speech)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A humble devotee offers simple flowers and water to Śriyaḥpati; Lakṣmī stands beside Nārāyaṇa; the devotee’s aura subtly brightens, symbolizing attainment of puruṣottamatā.
FAQs
Unpretentious, wholehearted devotion transforms a person into the highest human ideal.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse gives a universal bhakti principle within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa setting.
It prescribes nirvyāja praṇidhāna—sincere dedication and steady devotional cultivation of Śriyaḥpati.