Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
रणे राजकुले द्यूते विवादे सर्वदैव हि । विजयो जायते पुंसां विजयेश समर्चनात्
raṇe rājakule dyūte vivāde sarvadaiva hi | vijayo jāyate puṃsāṃ vijayeśa samarcanāt
ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ, ರಾಜಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ, ಜೂಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ವಿವಾದದಲ್ಲಿ—ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲೂ—ವಿಜಯೇಶನ ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ ಅರ್ಚನೆಯಿಂದ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಜಯ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Vijayeśa (Vijaya Liṅga)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Four vignettes around a central Vijayeśa liṅga: a battlefield scene, a royal court, a dice game, and a debate hall—each turning toward victory through worship; the liṅga radiates a steady aura.
FAQs
Devotion to Śiva as Vijayeśa is taught as the dharmic source of success across worldly challenges.
Vijayeśa—understood as the victory-granting Liṅga/shrine in Kāśī described in the surrounding verses.
Samarcana—proper worship/archana of Vijayeśa (offerings and reverent honoring).