Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
मनोरथोपदेष्टा च कुत्रचित्क्वापि नेक्षितः । कदाचिद्दैवयोगात्स दमनो नाम तापसः
manorathopadeṣṭā ca kutracitkvāpi nekṣitaḥ | kadāciddaivayogātsa damano nāma tāpasaḥ
তেওঁ ক’তো এনে উপদেষ্টা নেদেখিলে যিয়ে মনোৰথৰ পথ দেখুৱায়; কিন্তু কেতিয়াবা দৈৱযোগত ‘দমন’ নামৰ তাপসজন (তেওঁৰ সন্মুখত আহিল)।
Skanda
Scene: A wandering seeker at a crossroads or forest edge, looking for guidance; a radiant ascetic (Damana) appears unexpectedly, suggesting providence—subtle light breaking through clouds.
FAQs
The seeker’s fulfillment depends not only on effort but also on daiva (grace/providence) and right instruction.
The specific site is not yet named here; the narrative signals an imminent divinely guided discovery.
None; the emphasis is on providence and the necessity of proper upadeśa (guidance).