Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
तत्रास्ति हि महालक्ष्म्या मूर्तिस्त्रैलोक्यवंदिता । तां प्रणम्य नरो भक्त्या न रोगी जायते क्वचित्
tatrāsti hi mahālakṣmyā mūrtistrailokyavaṃditā | tāṃ praṇamya naro bhaktyā na rogī jāyate kvacit
そこには三界に礼拝されるマハーラクシュミーの御像がある。信愛（バクティ）をもって彼女に礼拝する者は、病に悩む身として生まれない。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Mahālakṣmī-tīrtha (with associated mūrti-darśana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages
Scene: A devotee bows before a resplendent Mahālakṣmī idol near a sacred water spot; the goddess is adorned with lotuses and gold, and a subtle aura suggests healing and protection.
FAQs
Devotional surrender (praṇāma) to the Goddess at a consecrated place is portrayed as a source of lasting well-being.
The Mahālakṣmī sacred precinct in Kāśī—highlighting her trailokya-vanditā mūrti.
Bhakti-yukta praṇāma—reverent bowing to Mahālakṣmī’s mūrti.