Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
श्रीविष्णुरुवाच । यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश देवदेव महेश्वर । भवान्या सहितं त्वां तु द्रष्टुमिच्छामि सर्वदा
śrīviṣṇuruvāca | yadi prasanno deveśa devadeva maheśvara | bhavānyā sahitaṃ tvāṃ tu draṣṭumicchāmi sarvadā
Śrī Viṣṇu bersabda: “Jika Engkau berkenan, wahai Penguasa para dewa, Dewa segala dewa, Mahādeva—aku ingin sentiasa menatap-Mu, bersama Bhavānī.”
Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the Kāśī-māhātmya; within scene, Śiva is listener
Scene: Viṣṇu, hands in reverent gesture despite four arms bearing emblems, addresses Śiva as Devadeva, requesting perpetual vision of Śiva together with Bhavānī; the scene emphasizes divine concord and the presence of Śakti.
FAQs
The highest boon is sustained darśana and remembrance of the Divine—bhakti seeks presence, not merely power.
The request arises in the Kāśī tīrtha-context, tied to Cakra-puṣkariṇī and Śiva’s presence in Kāśī.
No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes continual darśana—practically expressed through regular worship and remembrance.