Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
श्रीरुवाच । उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते मित्रावरुणसंभव । पतिव्रते त्वमुत्तिष्ठ लोपामुद्रे शुभव्रते
śrīruvāca | uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṃ te mitrāvaruṇasaṃbhava | pativrate tvamuttiṣṭha lopāmudre śubhavrate
Śrī bersabda: “Bangkitlah, bangkitlah—semoga sejahtera atasmu, wahai yang lahir daripada Mitra dan Varuṇa. Wahai isteri yang setia kepada suami, bangkitlah; wahai Lopāmudrā, yang berkaul mulia, bangkitlah.”
Śrī (Lakṣmī)
Tirtha: Kāśīkṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (Mitra-Varuṇa-sambhava) and Lopāmudrā
Scene: Mahālakṣmī (Śrī) addresses the prostrating couple with a raised hand of blessing; the sage is identified by the epithet ‘Mitra-Varuṇa-sambhava’ (Agastya), and Lopāmudrā stands as an ideal pativratā, both bathed in divine light.
FAQs
Divine grace responds to sincere devotion, and pativratā-dharma (steadfast marital virtue) is honored as spiritually powerful.
The dialogue occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting of Kāśī, whose sacred atmosphere frames the Goddess’s direct blessing.
No formal rite is prescribed; the verse records the Goddess’s boon-giving response after prostration and praise.