Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 92
विष्णुशर्म्मोवाच । कृतकृत्योऽस्मि देवेश सांप्रतं तव दर्शनात् । त्वद्भक्तिमचलामेकां मम देहि जगत्पते
viṣṇuśarmmovāca | kṛtakṛtyo'smi deveśa sāṃprataṃ tava darśanāt | tvadbhaktimacalāmekāṃ mama dehi jagatpate
Viṣṇuśarmā berkata: Wahai Penguasa para dewa, dengan melihat-Mu kini, tujuan hidupku telah sempurna. Wahai Tuhan alam semesta, kurniakan kepadaku satu perkara sahaja—bhakti yang teguh dan tidak tergoyahkan kepada-Mu.
Viṣṇuśarmā
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)
Scene: Viṣṇuśarmā, overwhelmed by the Lord’s presence, declares life fulfilled and asks only for unshakable devotion.
FAQs
The highest boon is not worldly gain but steadfast devotion, which itself becomes the gateway to liberation.
Ayodhyā is the narrative setting; the episode implies the city’s sanctity as conducive to darśana and unwavering bhakti.
No external rite is prescribed; the devotee requests inner continuity of devotion (acalā bhakti) as the spiritual discipline.