Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79
संप्राप्याथ महालक्ष्मीं मुनिवर्यः प्रणम्य च । तुष्टाव वाग्भिरिष्टाभिरिष्टदां हृष्टमानसः
saṃprāpyātha mahālakṣmīṃ munivaryaḥ praṇamya ca | tuṣṭāva vāgbhiriṣṭābhiriṣṭadāṃ hṛṣṭamānasaḥ
അനന്തരം മഹാലക്ഷ്മിയെ സമീപിച്ച് ശ്രേഷ്ഠ മുനി നമസ്കരിച്ചു; ഹൃഷ്ടഹൃദയത്തോടെ പ്രിയവചനങ്ങളാൽ ഇഷ്ടദായിനിയായ ദേവിയെ സ്തുതിച്ചു।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Mahālakṣmī at Kolāpura
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame implied)
Scene: A venerable sage approaches the sanctum of Mahālakṣmī, bows fully, and begins a heartfelt hymn; the Goddess is serene, radiant, and benevolent, embodying ‘iṣṭadā’.
FAQs
Right approach to the Divine combines humility (praṇāma) and sincere praise (stuti), opening the way for grace.
The verse sits in a sthala narrative where Mahālakṣmī is encountered as a resident deity (with Kolāpura referenced immediately prior).
Devotional protocol is implied: approach, bow, and offer stotra (hymn of praise).