Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
त्वं श्रीरुपेंद्रसदने मदनैकमातर्ज्योत्स्नासि चंद्रमसि चंद्रमनोहरास्ये । सूर्ये प्रभासि च जगत्त्रितये प्रभासि लक्ष्मि प्रसीद सततं नमतां शरण्ये
tvaṃ śrīrupeṃdrasadane madanaikamātarjyotsnāsi caṃdramasi caṃdramanoharāsye | sūrye prabhāsi ca jagattritaye prabhāsi lakṣmi prasīda satataṃ namatāṃ śaraṇye
ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ (ವಿಷ್ಣು) ಸದನದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನೇ ಶ್ರೀರೂಪಿಣಿ, ಹೇ ಮದನನ ಏಕಮಾತೆ; ಚಂದ್ರನಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನೇ ಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸ್ನೆ, ಚಂದ್ರಸಮಾನ ಮನೋಹರ ಮುಖವಳಿಯೆ. ಸೂರ್ಯನಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನೇ ಪ್ರಭೆ, ತ್ರಿಲೋಕವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುವೆ. ಹೇ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ, ನಮಿಸುವವರ ಶರಣ್ಯೆ, ಸದಾ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಳಾಗು.
Agastya (stuti, contextually in Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotional tableau in Kāśī: Lakṣmī as a radiant goddess whose presence is seen as moonlight in the moon and blaze in the sun; devotees bow at her feet while the three worlds are subtly illuminated behind her.
FAQs
Lakṣmī is praised as the inner splendor behind all beauty and power; surrendering to her with humility is presented as a sure refuge.
The verse occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Kāśī/Varanasi) setting, where divine praises are framed as part of Kāśī’s sacred power and merit.
No explicit rite is stated; the implied practice is namaskāra (bowing) and stuti (hymnic praise) to Lakṣmī.