Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
स लक्ष्मीसहितो विष्णुर्विज्ञेयो नात्र संशयः । तं पूजयेन्महाभक्त्या स्थिरा लक्ष्मीर्गृहे भवेत्
sa lakṣmīsahito viṣṇurvijñeyo nātra saṃśayaḥ | taṃ pūjayenmahābhaktyā sthirā lakṣmīrgṛhe bhavet
اسے لکشمی کے ساتھ وشنو ہی جانو—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ بڑی بھکتی سے اس کی پوجا کرو؛ تب گھر میں لکشمی ثابت قدم رہتی ہے۔
Unknown (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Śālagrāma
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within tīrtha-māhātmya; earlier addressed interlocutor implied
Scene: Śālagrāma on altar radiating Viṣṇu’s symbols; Lakṣmī’s lotus aura encircles it; devotee performs mahābhakti pūjā; the home appears orderly and luminous, signifying stable Śrī.
FAQs
Sincere worship of Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī establishes lasting auspiciousness and stability in one’s life and household.
No specific place is named; the verse continues the Śālagrāma/Viṣṇu worship māhātmya with a household-centered result.
Worship Lakṣmī-sahita Viṣṇu with great devotion to secure stable Lakṣmī (prosperity) in the home.