Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
ध्रुव उवाच । नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय सर्वसृष्टिविधायिने । हिरण्यरेतसे तुभ्यं सुहिरण्यप्रदायिने
dhruva uvāca | namo hiraṇyagarbhāya sarvasṛṣṭividhāyine | hiraṇyaretase tubhyaṃ suhiraṇyapradāyine
ध्रुव बोले—हिरण्यगर्भ, समस्त सृष्टि के विधानकर्ता, आपको नमस्कार। हे हिरण्यरेतस्, उत्तम स्वर्ण तथा मंगल-समृद्धि प्रदान करने वाले, आपको प्रणाम।
Dhruva
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dhruva, newly empowered with refined speech, offers folded hands and chants salutations to the golden-wombed cosmic source, visualized as a radiant, lotus-seated principle pouring auspicious wealth and light.
FAQs
The Lord is the cosmic source and sustainer; acknowledging Him aligns one’s life with dharma and auspicious order.
The prayer occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting, contributing to the spiritual atmosphere of Kāśī’s sacred narrative.
No explicit rite; it models stuti and namaskāra (salutation) as a devotional practice.