Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
नारी वा पुरुषो वाथ त्वद्व्रताचरणात्प्रिये । मनोरथानिह प्राप्य ज्ञानमंते च लप्स्यते
nārī vā puruṣo vātha tvadvratācaraṇātpriye | manorathāniha prāpya jñānamaṃte ca lapsyate
அன்பே! பெண்ணாயினும் ஆணாயினும்—உமது விரதத்தை அனுஷ்டித்தால் இவ்வுலகில் வேண்டிய மனோரதங்களைப் பெற்று, இறுதியில் ஞானத்தையும் அடைவான்।
Unnamed (contextually Śiva continuing the vrata’s fruits)
Tirtha: Manoratha-vrata (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A mixed group of women and men performing the same vow at Kāśī—offering to Śiva with equal reverence; the scene subtly shifts from wish-fulfillment to contemplative jñāna at the end of life.
FAQs
Puranic dharma presents a complete path: righteous observance yields both worldly well-being and final liberating knowledge.
The doctrinal frame is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where vows and worship are repeatedly said to bear heightened fruit.
Observing ‘Your vow’ (tvat-vrata)—identified by context as Manoratha-tṛtīyā-vrata—promising both kāmya-phala and jñāna.