Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88
सति तस्म्निमहादेवे विश्वकर्मैकसाक्षिणि । तवापि चैषा सर्वेषां फलिष्यंति मनोरथाः
sati tasmnimahādeve viśvakarmaikasākṣiṇi | tavāpi caiṣā sarveṣāṃ phaliṣyaṃti manorathāḥ
Khi Mahādeva ấy hiện diện—đấng Viśvakarmā, nhân chứng duy nhất của mọi nghiệp—thì sở nguyện của Ngài, và ước nguyện của hết thảy, đều sẽ kết quả.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara / Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience (not explicit)
Scene: Mahādeva’s subtle omnipresence fills the yajña space—an all-seeing gaze or luminous aura above the altar—while devotees’ faces brighten as their ‘manorathas’ are shown as blossoming lotuses or fulfilled offerings.
FAQs
Śiva, as the witness of all karma, is the true source through whom intentions and efforts become fruitful.
Kāśī (Viśveśvara’s realm) is implied as the sacred ground where Mahādeva’s presence ensures spiritual fruition.
No specific rite is named; the principle is to perform acts with Mahādeva/Viśveśvara duly invoked and acknowledged.