Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
मुने लक्ष्मीनृसिंहोस्मि तीर्थे तन्नाम्नि पावने । दिशामि भक्तियुक्तेभ्यः सदानैः श्रेयसीं श्रियम्
mune lakṣmīnṛsiṃhosmi tīrthe tannāmni pāvane | diśāmi bhaktiyuktebhyaḥ sadānaiḥ śreyasīṃ śriyam
Wahai resi, pada tīrtha yang menyucikan dan menyandang nama itu, Aku adalah Lakṣmī-Narasiṃha. Kepada mereka yang teguh dalam bhakti, Aku menganugerahkan Śrī yang utama—kemakmuran suci beserta karunia yang lestari dan kesejahteraan.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśī Khaṇḍa dialogues)
Tirtha: Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Muni explicitly addressed (‘muṇe’)
Scene: Lakṣmī seated beside Narasiṃha in a serene yet powerful icon; devotees offer lamps and flowers at a Kāśī ghāṭa shrine; the atmosphere is purifying and auspicious, with symbols of abundance (lotus, grain, coins) presented as offerings.
FAQs
Devotion joined with purity of place invites both spiritual welfare (śreyas) and rightful prosperity (śrī).
Lakṣmī-Narasiṃha Tīrtha in Kāśī (a purifying sacred ford bearing this name).
Bhakti-based worship at the tīrtha; the verse also foregrounds dāna/boons as divine bestowal (sadā-dānaiḥ).