Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
मित्राणां हि कलत्रं त्वं धर्मस्त्वं सर्वबंधुषु । त्वत्तो नान्यज्जगत्यस्मिन्नारायण चराचरे
mitrāṇāṃ hi kalatraṃ tvaṃ dharmastvaṃ sarvabaṃdhuṣu | tvatto nānyajjagatyasminnārāyaṇa carācare
मित्रांसाठी तू कलत्रासारखा प्रिय आहेस; सर्व बंधूंमध्ये तूच धर्म आहेस। हे नारायण, या चराचर जगात तुझ्यावाचून अन्य काही नाही।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī looks upon crowds—friends, relatives, ascetics, animals—and perceives one Nārāyaṇa pervading all; dharma appears as a radiant thread binding relationships into devotion.
FAQs
God alone is the ultimate relationship and support; all bonds find their truth and dharma in Him.
Kāśī by contextual placement in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where the Lord is praised as the all-pervading reality.
None; it is a theological declaration supporting single-pointed devotion (bhakti) and reliance on the Lord.