Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
किं कुर्वंति तु योगिन्यः किं करोति स भानुमान् । गत्वा वित्त त्वरायुक्ता विधिश्च विदधाति किम्
kiṃ kurvaṃti tu yoginyaḥ kiṃ karoti sa bhānumān | gatvā vitta tvarāyuktā vidhiśca vidadhāti kim
„Was tun denn die Yoginīs? Was tut jener Sonnengott, Bhānumān? Geht eilends hin, erkundet die Sachlage: Was richtet Vidhi (Brahmā) aus (oder versucht er)?“
Śiva (Deveśa)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A divine leader questions: what are the Yoginīs doing, what is the Sun doing, what is Brahmā arranging—urging gaṇas to hurry, investigate, and report.
FAQs
In the sacred order of Kāśī, even powerful divine beings act as agents under Śiva’s scrutiny; dharma requires clear knowledge and right action.
Kāśī/Vārāṇasī, as the arena where Yoginīs, Sūrya, and Brahmā are active.
None; it is a directive to investigate, reflecting disciplined action (kriyā) in service of dharma.