Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
अभाविनो हि भावस्य भावः क्वापि न संभवेत् । भाविनोपि हि नाभावस्ततो मुह्यंति नो बुधाः
abhāvino hi bhāvasya bhāvaḥ kvāpi na saṃbhavet | bhāvinopi hi nābhāvastato muhyaṃti no budhāḥ
ما لم يُقدَّر له أن يكون لا يمكن أن يوجد في أي موضع؛ وما قُدِّر له أن يكون لا يصير عدماً. لذلك لا يضلّ الحكماء.
Śambhu (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembled sages/interlocutor
Scene: A calm philosophical assertion delivered in a teaching circle: the wise remain unconfused, depicted with steady gaze and composed posture, while symbolic forms of arising/ceasing swirl faintly around.
FAQs
Clarity about the nature of arising and cessation dispels confusion; wisdom rests in understanding necessity and the limits of control.
No specific site is named; within Kāśī Khaṇḍa it contributes to the liberating knowledge associated with Śiva’s city.
None; it is a metaphysical statement aimed at removing delusion.