Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 109
इति लब्ध्वा वरं सोथ महालक्ष्मीं प्रणम्य च । ययावगस्तिर्यत्रास्ति कुमारशिखिवाहनः
iti labdhvā varaṃ sotha mahālakṣmīṃ praṇamya ca | yayāvagastiryatrāsti kumāraśikhivāhanaḥ
かくして恩寵を得るや、彼はマハーラクシュミーに礼拝し、アガスティヤの住まう地へと旅立った――そこには孔雀に乗るクマーラ（スカンダ）が在す。
Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha: Agastya-sthāna (Agastya’s abode) with Skanda-sannidhi
Type: kshetra
Scene: A boon-receiver bows to Mahālakṣmī, then departs on a forest-path pilgrimage toward Agastya’s hermitage; in the distance, Skanda with peacock mount is sensed/present as a protective divine sign.
FAQs
After receiving divine grace, one should respond with reverence (praṇāma) and proceed toward the company of sages and the presence of the divine.
The verse gestures toward the sacred locale associated with Agastya within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative flow, linking Kāśī-māhātmya to the wider sacred geography of sages’ abodes.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the act highlighted is praṇāma (bowing in reverence) after receiving a boon.