Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
सुनेदिष्ठं करोत्येव स्वयंवर्त्मोपदेशयन् । क्वाहं तत्र वने बालश्चिंताकुलितमानसः । क्व तापसः स यो मां वै सूदिश्येह चानयत्
sunediṣṭhaṃ karotyeva svayaṃvartmopadeśayan | kvāhaṃ tatra vane bālaściṃtākulitamānasaḥ | kva tāpasaḥ sa yo māṃ vai sūdiśyeha cānayat
إنه يجعل السبيل أتمَّ ما يكون، إذ يعلّم الطريق بنفسه. «أين كنتُ أنا—غلامًا في تلك الغابة، وقلبي مضطربٌ بالهموم—وأين ذلك الناسك الذي أرشدني على وجه الصواب وجاء بي إلى هنا؟»
Tvaṣṭṛ’s son (tvāṣṭraḥ), recalling the ascetic guide as Śiva’s instrument/form
FAQs
The Lord guides seekers from confusion to the right path—often through a human-looking teacher or ascetic.
Kāśī is implied as the ‘here’ reached by divine guidance, central to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa pilgrimage ethos.
No formal rite; the emphasis is on receiving instruction (upadeśa) and following the shown path.