Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
निर्मथ्यमानादुदधेस्तदासीत्सा दिव्य लक्ष्मीर्भुवनैकनाथा । आन्वीक्षिकीं ब्रह्मविदो वदंति तथआ चान्ये मूलविद्यां गृणंति
nirmathyamānādudadhestadāsītsā divya lakṣmīrbhuvanaikanāthā | ānvīkṣikīṃ brahmavido vadaṃti tathaā cānye mūlavidyāṃ gṛṇaṃti
Tatkala lautan sedang dikocak, maka tampaklah Lakṣmī yang bersinar—Dewi ilahi, ratu tunggal bagi segala alam. Para arif yang mengenal Brahman menyebutnya Ānvīkṣikī, daya penyelidikan yang benar; sementara yang lain memujinya sebagai ilmu-akar itu sendiri.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Samudra-manthana tīrtha (mythic) / Śrī-udbhava motif
Type: kshetra
Scene: From the churned ocean rises radiant Lakṣmī, sovereign of the worlds, luminous and serene; sages/knowers acclaim her as inquiry and root-knowledge.
FAQs
Lakṣmī is not merely wealth; she is also divine wisdom—right inquiry and the root-knowledge that supports dharma.
The verse occurs within Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra sacred geography), though this particular shloka focuses on Mahālakṣmī’s cosmic manifestation rather than a single shrine.
No explicit vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa is prescribed in this verse.