Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
यः स्तोष्यत्यनया स्तुत्या श्रद्धावान्प्रत्यहं शुचिः । मां वा हरं वा विष्णुं वा तस्य तुष्टाः सदा वयम्
yaḥ stoṣyatyanayā stutyā śraddhāvānpratyahaṃ śuciḥ | māṃ vā haraṃ vā viṣṇuṃ vā tasya tuṣṭāḥ sadā vayam
யார் தூய்மையுடனும் பக்தியுடனும் தினந்தோறும் இந்த ஸ்துதியால்—என்னை அல்லது ஹரன் (சிவன்) அல்லது விஷ்ணுவை—துதிப்பாரோ, அவர்மேல் நாம் எப்போதும் திருப்தியாய் இருப்போம்.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devas (primary), and by extension pilgrims/hearers of Kāśī-khaṇḍa
Scene: Brahmā declares the fruit of daily recitation: a devotee, clean and faithful, praising Brahmā/Śiva/Viṣṇu is always favored; the three deities appear as a harmonious triad blessing the reciter.
FAQs
Steady daily devotion with faith and purity pleases the Divine, beyond sectarian division among Brahmā, Śiva, and Viṣṇu.
The verse belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s devotional instruction; it emphasizes practice (daily stuti) rather than a named tīrtha.
Daily recitation of this hymn (pratyahaṃ stuti), performed with śraddhā (faith) and śauca (purity).