Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
धन्यो मान्योसि च सतां पूजनीयोसि सद्गुणैः । देवा अपि दिवोदास त्वत्त्रासान्न विमार्गगाः
dhanyo mānyosi ca satāṃ pūjanīyosi sadguṇaiḥ | devā api divodāsa tvattrāsānna vimārgagāḥ
धन्योऽसि मान्योऽसि च सतां मध्ये; सद्गुणैः पूजनीयोऽसि। देवा अपि दिवोदास, त्वत्त्रासान्न विमार्गगाः।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue style)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Divodāsa
Scene: A courtly praise scene intensifies: the king’s presence radiates authority; symbolic devas appear above, attentive and restrained, indicating cosmic respect for his virtue.
FAQs
Moral authority rooted in virtue can restrain even the mighty; righteousness inspires reverence and discipline.
The Divodāsa narrative belongs to Kāśī’s sacred history, though this verse does not name a particular shrine.
None; it is encomium (stuti) emphasizing virtue and right conduct.