Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
त्वमेव माता त्वं तातस्त्वं सुतस्त्वं महाधनम् । त्वमेव सौख्यसंपत्तिस्त्वमायुर्जीवनेश्वरः
tvameva mātā tvaṃ tātastvaṃ sutastvaṃ mahādhanam | tvameva saukhyasaṃpattistvamāyurjīvaneśvaraḥ
तूच माता, तूच पिता; तूच पुत्र, तूच महाधन। तूच सुखसंपत्ती; तूच आयुष्य—जीवनेश्वर आहेस।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A weary pilgrim at Kāśī’s ghāṭ folds hands, envisioning the Lord as mother and father sheltering them; the Lord’s radiance becomes a protective canopy, while symbols of wealth and lifespan dissolve into divine light.
FAQs
Complete refuge in the Lord: all supports—family, wealth, happiness, and even life—are ultimately Him.
Kāśī, where such stuti is offered to the Lord worshipped as Viśveśvara, the giver of welfare and liberation.
None explicitly; the verse supports devotional surrender expressed through prayer and remembrance.