Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 85
यस्मिन्वसेः क्षणमहोपुरुषे गजेऽश्वे स्त्रैणे तृणे सरसि देवकुले गृहेऽन्ने । रत्ने पतत्त्रिणि पशौ शयने धरायां सश्रीकमेव सकले तदिहास्तिनान्यत्
yasminvaseḥ kṣaṇamahopuruṣe gaje'śve straiṇe tṛṇe sarasi devakule gṛhe'nne | ratne patattriṇi paśau śayane dharāyāṃ saśrīkameva sakale tadihāstinānyat
ତୁମେ ଯେଉଁଠି କ୍ଷଣମାତ୍ର ବସ କର—ପୁରୁଷରେ, ଗଜ-ଅଶ୍ୱରେ, ସ୍ତ୍ରୀରେ, ତୃଣରେ, ସରସୀରେ, ଦେବକୁଳରେ, ଗୃହରେ, ଅନ୍ନରେ, ରତ୍ନରେ, ପକ୍ଷୀରେ, ପଶୁରେ, ଶୟନରେ କିମ୍ବା ଧରାରେ—ସେଠାରେ ସବୁକିଛି ଶ୍ରୀସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୋଇଯାଏ। ଏହି ଜଗତରେ ତୁମ ବିନା ଅନ୍ୟ କିଛି ନାହିଁ (ଯାହା ମଙ୍ଗଳ ଦେଉ)।
Agastya (stuti, contextually in Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic montage showing Lakṣmī’s subtle presence in many forms: in a noble person, elephant, horse, woman, grass, lake, home, food, jewels, birds, cattle, bed, and the earth—each scene glowing with a faint lotus-gold aura indicating Śrī’s indwelling.
FAQs
Auspiciousness is not accidental; it is the presence of Śrī/Lakṣmī—cultivated through devotion and right living.
The teaching is embedded in Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting, where worship and remembrance are said to yield heightened spiritual merit.
No explicit rite; the verse supports continual reverence to Lakṣmī as the source of all śrī (prosperity).