Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
कृष्ण एव परो देव कृष्णएव परागतिः । कृष्ण एव परो बंधुस्तस्यासीदवनीपतेः
kṛṣṇa eva paro deva kṛṣṇaeva parāgatiḥ | kṛṣṇa eva paro baṃdhustasyāsīdavanīpateḥ
اُس فرمانروائے زمین کے لیے کرشن ہی برتر دیوتا تھا؛ کرشن ہی اعلیٰ پناہ گاہ؛ کرشن ہی سب سے بڑا رشتہ دار اور نگہبان تھا۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A crowned king in court, hands folded toward an image of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu; ministers stand behind, but the king’s gaze is fixed on the deity, signifying ultimate reliance.
FAQs
Śaraṇāgati: make Kṛṣṇa the supreme deity, refuge, and closest protector in life and rule.
The Kāśī-kṣetra devotional setting (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), where supreme refuge in God is praised as the highest dharma.
No specific ritual; it teaches unwavering devotion and refuge in Kṛṣṇa.