Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
तत्रास्ति हि महालक्ष्म्या मूर्तिस्त्रैलोक्यवंदिता । तां प्रणम्य नरो भक्त्या न रोगी जायते क्वचित्
tatrāsti hi mahālakṣmyā mūrtistrailokyavaṃditā | tāṃ praṇamya naro bhaktyā na rogī jāyate kvacit
Di sana terdapat mūrti Mahālakṣmī, yang disembah di seluruh tiga alam. Sesiapa yang menunduk sujud kepada-Nya dengan bhakti tidak akan pernah terlahir sebagai insan yang ditimpa penyakit.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Mahālakṣmī-tīrtha (with associated mūrti-darśana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages
Scene: A devotee bows before a resplendent Mahālakṣmī idol near a sacred water spot; the goddess is adorned with lotuses and gold, and a subtle aura suggests healing and protection.
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Devotional surrender (praṇāma) to the Goddess at a consecrated place is portrayed as a source of lasting well-being.
The Mahālakṣmī sacred precinct in Kāśī—highlighting her trailokya-vanditā mūrti.
Bhakti-yukta praṇāma—reverent bowing to Mahālakṣmī’s mūrti.