Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
जप्त्वा स्तोत्रमिदं पुण्यं क्वापि कार्ये गमिष्यतः । पुंसः पुरः समेष्यंति नियतं सर्वसिद्धयः
japtvā stotramidaṃ puṇyaṃ kvāpi kārye gamiṣyataḥ | puṃsaḥ puraḥ sameṣyaṃti niyataṃ sarvasiddhayaḥ
Matapos bigkasin ang banal na himnong ito, saan man tumungo ang tao para sa anumang gawain, tiyak na ang lahat ng tagumpay ay mauuna at sasapit sa kanya.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (stotra-phala context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/devotees within the Kāśī narrative frame
Scene: A traveler-devotee, having finished recitation, steps out from a Kāśī shrine; personified ‘siddhis’ or auspicious symbols (conch, lotus, śrī) appear as if walking ahead, indicating success arriving first.
FAQs
Devotion prior to action aligns one’s efforts with auspiciousness, making success ‘lead the way’.
The Kāśī-kṣetra context frames this stotra as especially effective within Vārāṇasī’s sacred field.
Chant the hymn before setting out for any important task or journey.