Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
अचेतनानि कर्माणि स्वतंत्राः प्राणिनोपि न । त्वं च तत्कर्मणां साक्षी त्वं च प्राणिप्रवर्तकः
acetanāni karmāṇi svataṃtrāḥ prāṇinopi na | tvaṃ ca tatkarmaṇāṃ sākṣī tvaṃ ca prāṇipravartakaḥ
„Handlungen sind ohne Bewusstsein, und auch die Lebewesen sind nicht wahrhaft unabhängig. Du bist der Zeuge jener Taten, und du bist der Antreiber der Wesen.“
Śrī Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva is portrayed as the still, all-seeing witness with a luminous third eye, while subtle streams of energy suggest his role as the inner impeller; Viṣṇu’s words frame this metaphysical vision in Kāśī’s sanctum-like atmosphere.
FAQs
Agency is layered: deeds and doers are limited, while the Divine remains the inner witness and ultimate enabler of motion and outcome.
The verse is doctrinal within a Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting; it does not directly name a tīrtha.
None; it is a metaphysical clarification supporting surrender and right action.