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
रणात, राजदरबारात, द्यूतात आणि वादविवादात—सर्वकाळ—विजयेशाचे सम्यक् अर्चन केल्याने मनुष्यांना विजय प्राप्त होतो।
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).