Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
सर्वेषां वस्तुजातानां कर्तुं कर्म प्रवेत्स्यसि । यस्य यस्य रुचिर्यत्र सद्म देवालयादिषु
sarveṣāṃ vastujātānāṃ kartuṃ karma pravetsyasi | yasya yasya ruciryatra sadma devālayādiṣu
ท่านจักสามารถสร้างสรรค์วัตถุและงานทุกจำพวกได้ ไม่ว่าผู้ใดจะมีรสนิยมเอนเอียงไปทางใด—เรือนที่อยู่ เทวาลัย หรือสิ่งอื่นใด—ท่านจักรังสรรค์ให้สมดังปรารถนานั้นได้
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A beneficent guru/deity grants a boon of universal craftsmanship; the recipient envisions houses and temples rising in Kāśī, aligned to each devotee’s taste.
FAQs
Dhārmic skill and craftsmanship are portrayed as divinely empowered when aligned with sacred purposes such as building temples and righteous dwellings.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the broader sacred setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where holy works like temple construction gain special sanctity.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on dhārmic construction—especially devālaya (temple) related works.