Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
नारी वा पुरुषो वाथ त्वद्व्रताचरणात्प्रिये । मनोरथानिह प्राप्य ज्ञानमंते च लप्स्यते
nārī vā puruṣo vātha tvadvratācaraṇātpriye | manorathāniha prāpya jñānamaṃte ca lapsyate
女であれ男であれ、愛しき御方よ——汝の誓戒を行ずれば、この世で望む果を得、終わりには霊的な智もまた得る。
Unnamed (contextually Śiva continuing the vrata’s fruits)
Tirtha: Manoratha-vrata (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A mixed group of women and men performing the same vow at Kāśī—offering to Śiva with equal reverence; the scene subtly shifts from wish-fulfillment to contemplative jñāna at the end of life.
FAQs
Puranic dharma presents a complete path: righteous observance yields both worldly well-being and final liberating knowledge.
The doctrinal frame is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where vows and worship are repeatedly said to bear heightened fruit.
Observing ‘Your vow’ (tvat-vrata)—identified by context as Manoratha-tṛtīyā-vrata—promising both kāmya-phala and jñāna.