Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
गृहं रक्षतु नो लक्ष्मीः क्षेत्रं क्षेमकरी सदा । पातु पुत्रान्प्रियकरी पायादायुः सनातनी
gṛhaṃ rakṣatu no lakṣmīḥ kṣetraṃ kṣemakarī sadā | pātu putrānpriyakarī pāyādāyuḥ sanātanī
Que Lakṣmī proteja o nosso lar; que a Sempre-Auspiciosa resguarde as nossas terras. Que a Benfeitora amada proteja nossos filhos; e que a Deusa Eterna preserve a nossa vida.
Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (protective prayer within Kāśī stotra context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A domestic shrine scene: Lakṣmī’s gentle form radiates over a house, fields, children, and a long-life lamp (āyus-dīpa). The devotee offers flowers and water, mentally extending protection from home to land to lineage.
FAQs
Prosperity and security are framed as fruits of Devī’s grace, sought for righteous living—home, livelihood, family, and longevity aligned with dharma.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the scriptural setting in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where such stutis are taught as spiritually potent.
A prayerful anuvāda (protective supplication) to be recited for gṛha-kṣema—welfare of home, land, children, and life.