Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
अकिंचित्करतां प्राप्तः स सहस्रकरोप्यरम् । विधिर्विधानदक्षोपि न मे स सविधोभवत्
akiṃcitkaratāṃ prāptaḥ sa sahasrakaropyaram | vidhirvidhānadakṣopi na me sa savidhobhavat
حتى ذلك الشمسُ المشهورُ بألفِ شعاعٍ قد أُوقع في العجز؛ وحتى فيدهي (براهما)، مع براعته في الشرائع، لم يثبت لي عونًا ذا أثر.
Śiva (Deveśa)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A distressed deity (contextually a great lord) reflects that even Sūrya with a thousand rays and Brahmā skilled in ordinances cannot help; the cosmos appears dimmed, emphasizing Kāśī’s overriding power.
FAQs
Even the greatest cosmic powers are secondary to Śiva’s will; in Kāśī’s matters, divine authority and dharma converge under Mahādeva.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the implied sacred center whose unfolding events prompt Śiva’s concern and response.
None explicitly; the verse is narrative, emphasizing divine incapacity without Śiva’s direct intervention.