Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
ये त्वांनमंति करुणामय दिव्य मूर्ते सर्वैनसामपि भुवो भुविमुक्तिभाजः । तेषां सदैव हरसीहमहोपसर्गान्स्वर्गापवर्गमपि संप्रददासि तेभ्यः
ye tvāṃnamaṃti karuṇāmaya divya mūrte sarvainasāmapi bhuvo bhuvimuktibhājaḥ | teṣāṃ sadaiva harasīhamahopasargānsvargāpavargamapi saṃpradadāsi tebhyaḥ
Wahai Yang Maha Pengasih, berwujud Ilahi—sesiapa yang menunduk sujud kepada-Mu, walau dibebani segala dosa, menjadi layak memperoleh moksha ketika masih di bumi. Engkau sentiasa menghapuskan bala besar mereka di sini, dan mengurniakan kepada mereka syurga serta pelepasan muktamad (apavarga).
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī / Avimukta-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A compassionate divine form in Kāśī receives devotees bowing with folded hands; dark clouds of ‘sins’ dissolve into light; afflictions (disease, fear, obstacles) retreat; in the background, the Gaṅgā ghāṭs and a luminous path rising toward svarga and then dissolving into serene mokṣa-light.
FAQs
Sincere surrender to Gaṇeśa brings purification, relief from suffering, and the twin fruits of svarga and mokṣa.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting; the promise of ‘bhuvi-mukti’ resonates with Kāśī’s reputation as a mokṣa-kṣetra.
Namaskāra (bowing) is the explicit act; the verse suggests devotional surrender rather than a detailed vrata.