Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
तानि सिद्ध्यंति नियतं यथार्थकरणादिह । अयथार्थविधानेन सिद्ध्येत्कर्मापि नेशितुः
tāni siddhyaṃti niyataṃ yathārthakaraṇādiha | ayathārthavidhānena siddhyetkarmāpi neśituḥ
“ইয়াত যথাৰ্থ বিধিৰে কৰিলেই সেই কৰ্মসমূহ নিশ্চয় সিদ্ধ হয়। কিন্তু অযথাৰ্থ বিধানে, নিয়ন্তা প্ৰভু নাথাকিলে, কৰ্মো সিদ্ধ নহয়।”
Dakṣa (probable continuation of his argument in-context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau: the yajña-vedi is perfectly arranged, yet a subtle absence is shown—Śiva’s presence not invoked; the speaker gestures toward the ritual order, while a faint divine silhouette suggests the ‘Lord who directs’.
FAQs
Right method matters, yet ultimate fruition is not merely mechanical; divine governance (Īśvara) frames karmic success.
None explicitly; the teaching aligns with Kāśī’s Purāṇic emphasis on Śiva as the inner Lord behind all rites.
Correct performance (yathārtha-vidhi) is stressed; no named vrata/dāna/snana is specified.