Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 230
वासुदेवश्च शंखारि गदाजलजभृत्सदा । शंखांबुज गदाचक्री ध्येयो नारायणो नृभिः
vāsudevaśca śaṃkhāri gadājalajabhṛtsadā | śaṃkhāṃbuja gadācakrī dhyeyo nārāyaṇo nṛbhiḥ
वासुदेव सदा शंख, चक्र, गदा और कमल धारण करते हैं; शंख- कमल- गदा- चक्र से युक्त वही नारायण मनुष्यों द्वारा ध्यान करने योग्य हैं।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda teaching Agastya)
Tirtha: Bindumādhava/Nārāyaṇa (contextual)
Type: temple
Scene: A meditator seated near the Ganga or in a shrine, eyes half-closed; above the heart-lotus appears Vāsudeva/Nārāyaṇa, four-armed, holding conch, discus, mace, and lotus, radiating calm light.
FAQs
Steady contemplation (dhyāna) on Nārāyaṇa’s auspicious form is upheld as a direct spiritual practice.
No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is on Nārāyaṇa-dhyāna within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa teaching flow.
Dhyāna (meditation) on Nārāyaṇa/Vāsudeva bearing śaṅkha, cakra, gadā, and padma.