Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
कृष्ण एव परो देव कृष्णएव परागतिः । कृष्ण एव परो बंधुस्तस्यासीदवनीपतेः
kṛṣṇa eva paro deva kṛṣṇaeva parāgatiḥ | kṛṣṇa eva paro baṃdhustasyāsīdavanīpateḥ
उस भूपति के लिए कृष्ण ही परम देव थे, कृष्ण ही परम गति; कृष्ण ही परम बंधु और रक्षक थे।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A crowned king in court, hands folded toward an image of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu; ministers stand behind, but the king’s gaze is fixed on the deity, signifying ultimate reliance.
FAQs
Śaraṇāgati: make Kṛṣṇa the supreme deity, refuge, and closest protector in life and rule.
The Kāśī-kṣetra devotional setting (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), where supreme refuge in God is praised as the highest dharma.
No specific ritual; it teaches unwavering devotion and refuge in Kṛṣṇa.