Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38
तस्यैकस्य न कोप्यन्योस्त्यद्वितीयस्य शूलिनः । तदुदंतप्रवृत्त्यै च क्रियतामुद्यमो विभो
tasyaikasya na kopyanyostyadvitīyasya śūlinaḥ | tadudaṃtapravṛttyai ca kriyatāmudyamo vibho
Für jenen Einen—Śūlin, unvergleichlich und ohne Zweiten—gibt es keinen anderen. Darum, o Mächtiger, soll ein Bemühen unternommen werden, die wahre Sache und ihren Verlauf zu erkennen.
Menā (addressing Himālaya)
Scene: A decisive counsel: affirming Śūlin as the one without a second; a powerful figure is urged to undertake effort to learn the true situation.
FAQs
It affirms Śiva’s unsurpassed nature and urges purposeful effort (udyama) to seek truth rather than remain in doubt.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; the ‘prescription’ is practical—undertake inquiry and effort to ascertain the situation.