Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95
किमेतदखिलमज्ञात्वा समागच्छत सत्वरम् । द्वित्राः पवित्रचरणात्प्राप्यानुज्ञां गुरोरथ । समाचख्युः समागम्य दृष्ट्वर्द्धि तत्पुरौकसाम्
kimetadakhilamajñātvā samāgacchata satvaram | dvitrāḥ pavitracaraṇātprāpyānujñāṃ guroratha | samācakhyuḥ samāgamya dṛṣṭvarddhi tatpuraukasām
এ সব কী—তা না জেনে দ্রুত ফিরে এসো। তখন দুই-তিনজন শিষ্য পবিত্রচরণ গুরুদেবের অনুমতি নিয়ে গিয়ে আবার ফিরে এসে নগরবাসীদের সমৃদ্ধি দেখে যা দেখেছে তা জানাল।
Narrator (with Vyāsa’s instruction embedded)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka-ṛṣis (frame) / guru and disciples (inner)
Scene: A revered guru instructs disciples to return quickly; two or three disciples bow, depart through Kāśī lanes, then return describing the townspeople’s prosperity.
FAQs
In sacred narratives, appearances can mislead; careful observation and truthful reporting clarify dharmic puzzles.
Kāśī, where prosperity and divine protection are recurrent themes of the māhātmya.
None; the verse emphasizes guru’s permission (anujñā) and disciplined conduct of disciples.