Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
तादृक्कर्तुं पुरा वेत्सि यादृङ्नान्योऽधियास्यति । कलाजातं हि सर्वं त्वमवयास्यसि मे वरात्
tādṛkkartuṃ purā vetsi yādṛṅnānyo'dhiyāsyati | kalājātaṃ hi sarvaṃ tvamavayāsyasi me varāt
Du wirst im Voraus wissen, wie solche Werke zu vollbringen sind, wie sie kein anderer auch nur zu ersinnen vermag. Wahrlich, durch meinen Segen wirst du den ganzen Bereich der Künste vollkommen meistern.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Culmination of the boon: the deity declares the recipient will accomplish what none can even imagine, mastering all arts by divine favor.
FAQs
A boon is not mere power; it is presented as grace that enables excellence for dharmic purposes.
Kāśī is the sacred narrative frame, where divine gifts are oriented toward sacred works and devotion.
None; the focus is on the conferment of a boon and the resulting mastery.