Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
शुभानि यानि कर्माणि क्रियंतेऽनुदिनं जनैः । वासुदेवे समर्प्यंते तानि तैरफलेप्सुभिः
śubhāni yāni karmāṇi kriyaṃte'nudinaṃ janaiḥ | vāsudeve samarpyaṃte tāni tairaphalepsubhiḥ
Segala amal baik yang dilakukan manusia setiap hari, semuanya mereka persembahkan kepada Vāsudeva—mereka yang tidak menginginkan sebarang ganjaran.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Citizens performing daily auspicious deeds—lighting lamps, feeding guests, giving alms—then offering the merit at a small Vāsudeva shrine with folded hands, serene faces.
FAQs
The ideal is niṣkāma-karma: dedicate all good actions to Vāsudeva without craving results.
Kāśī’s devotional ethos in Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where daily life itself becomes worship.
A practical bhakti discipline: daily dedication (samarpana) of auspicious actions to Vāsudeva.