Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
अस्याः सान्निध्यमत्राहं न त्यक्ष्यामि कदाचन । प्रथिता तव नाम्ना च प्रतिमैषा भविष्यति
asyāḥ sānnidhyamatrāhaṃ na tyakṣyāmi kadācana | prathitā tava nāmnā ca pratimaiṣā bhaviṣyati
“Dito, hindi ko kailanman iiwan ang aking banal na presensya sa piling ng (larawang) ito. At ang imaheng ito ay magiging tanyag sa iyong pangalan.”
Sūrya
Tirtha: Vimalāditya (forthcoming name) shrine in Kāśī
Type: temple
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical)
Scene: Sūrya declares he will never abandon his presence near the image; the icon is foretold to become famous by the devotee’s name—suggesting consecration and future renown.
FAQs
The divine agrees to remain accessible through a sanctified form, showing that devotion can establish enduring sacred presence for others.
Kāśī, where the deity’s abiding presence (sānnidhya) is promised at a particular image/shrine.
Not a prescription, but a temple-māhātmya statement: the deity’s continued presence at the pratimā, making it a lasting focus of worship.