Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
महापूजोपकरणं योर्पयेद्विश्वभर्तरि । न तं संपत्तिसंभारा विमुंचंतीह कुत्रचित्
mahāpūjopakaraṇaṃ yorpayedviśvabhartari | na taṃ saṃpattisaṃbhārā vimuṃcaṃtīha kutracit
जो विश्व के पालनकर्ता प्रभु को महापूजा की सामग्री अर्पित करता है, उसे इस लोक में कहीं भी समृद्धि का भंडार नहीं छोड़ता।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee presents trays of worship materials—flowers, lamps, incense, cloth, vessels—to temple priests before Viśveśvara; behind, the sanctum glows; the devotee’s household prosperity is symbolized by full granaries/coins in a subtle vignette.
FAQs
Supporting worship of the Supreme (through offering materials) is dharmic service that yields sustained worldly well-being.
The verse points to Viśveśvara/Śiva as worshipped in Kāśī.
Dāna of mahāpūjā-upakaraṇas—offering worship materials for grand ritual worship.