Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
यतिः कदाचिदिति सरूपैरभ्रामयज्जनान् । सर्वविद्यासु कुशलः सर्वज्ञश्चाभवत्क्वचित्
yatiḥ kadāciditi sarūpairabhrāmayajjanān | sarvavidyāsu kuśalaḥ sarvajñaścābhavatkvacit
এইদৰে কেতিয়াবা যতি হৈ, নানা ৰূপ ধৰি তেওঁ লোকক বিভ্ৰম কৰিছিল। কেতিয়াবা সকলো বিদ্যাত কুশলী দেখা দিছিল, আৰু কেতিয়াবা সৰ্বজ্ঞ যেনো হৈ উঠিছিল।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis
Scene: A renunciant-looking figure with staff and ochre cloth captivates a crowd; in the background, subtle visual hints show his shifting faces and masks, while a true ascetic sits apart in silent meditation near a Śiva shrine.
FAQs
Claims of mastery or omniscience can deceive; authentic spirituality is verified by humility, truth, and dharmic conduct.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), where seekers are urged to cultivate discernment amid many teachers and appearances.
None; the verse is descriptive, underscoring discernment rather than ritual instruction.