Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
अपुत्रः पुत्रमाप्नोति निर्धनो धनमाप्नुयात् । अभक्तो भक्तिमाप्नोति कीर्तनाच्च ध्रुवस्तुतेः
aputraḥ putramāpnoti nirdhano dhanamāpnuyāt | abhakto bhaktimāpnoti kīrtanācca dhruvastuteḥ
ध्रुव-स्तुतीचे कीर्तन केल्याने अपुत्राला पुत्र मिळतो, निर्धनाला धन मिळते, आणि अभक्तालाही भक्ती प्राप्त होते।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kshetra (implicit)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/pilgrims (contextual)
Scene: A kīrtana gathering in Kāśī: singers with cymbals and drum chant the Dhruva-stuti; three vignettes appear—childless couple blessed with a child, a poor man receiving wealth, and a skeptic’s heart turning toward devotion.
FAQs
Kīrtana transforms life—granting worldly supports and awakening devotion itself.
The fruits are taught within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, resonating with Kāśī’s reputation for granting both bhoga (well-being) and spiritual uplift.
Perform kīrtana—audible recitation/praise—of the Dhruvastuti.