Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
गणका नात्र विद्यंते चिंताविद्याविशारदाः । यतश्चिकेति सर्वेषां चिंता चिंतामणिर्द्रुतम्
gaṇakā nātra vidyaṃte ciṃtāvidyāviśāradāḥ | yataściketi sarveṣāṃ ciṃtā ciṃtāmaṇirdrutam
هنا لا حاجة إلى العرّافين بالحساب ولا إلى الحاسبين الماهرين في «علم الهموم»؛ فبمجرد أن يخطر الشيء بالبال، تُسرِع جوهرة تشِنتامَني إلى إنجاز كل مُراد.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-seeking interlocutor (traditional frame: sages/seekers)
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī forms a wish in the heart; a radiant Cintāmaṇi jewel flashes above, showering boons, while symbols of ‘calculation’ (counting boards/astrological charts) lie unused at the side; the city’s ghats and a distant Viśvanātha spire frame the scene.
FAQs
In a supremely sacred realm, divine grace outpaces human calculation; pure intention and remembrance are answered immediately.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is being praised in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s celebratory description of its extraordinary powers.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the efficacy of sincere ‘cintā’ (devout intention/remembering) in the holy sphere.