Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
जातमात्रो व्रजेत्स्वर्गं पुनगयाति चात्र वै । भक्तः सदाशिवेऽत्यर्थं प्रसिद्धः सर्वभूतले
jātamātro vrajetsvargaṃ punagayāti cātra vai | bhaktaḥ sadāśive'tyarthaṃ prasiddhaḥ sarvabhūtale
Mula sa sandali ng pagsilang, siya’y tutungo sa langit, at muli ring babalik dito sa daigdig. Siya’y lubhang deboto kay Sadāśiva at magiging bantog sa buong sangkalupaan.
Skanda (narrative voice; deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A prophetic narration: a radiant child’s destiny is described—ascending to svarga at birth, returning again—while shown as a future great devotee of Sadāśiva, with Śiva’s cosmic form hinted above Kāśī.
FAQs
Divine boons are not merely worldly; they shape a soul’s destiny toward devotion to Sadāśiva and enduring renown through dharma.
The promise is framed within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting, where Kāśī is implied as the sacred theater of such extraordinary spiritual outcomes.
No new ritual is prescribed here; it states the spiritual and worldly outcomes (phala) resulting from the vow and the Goddess’s boon.