Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
नेतयोर्विष्णुगणयोरगोचरमिहास्ति हि । सर्वमेतौ विजानीतो यत्किंचिद्ब्रह्मगो लके
netayorviṣṇugaṇayoragocaramihāsti hi | sarvametau vijānīto yatkiṃcidbrahmago lake
Indeed, in this realm there is nothing beyond the range of these two attendants of Viṣṇu. Whatever exists anywhere in the world that moves within Brahmā’s sphere, they know it all.
Brahmā (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Kāśī (implicit)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivaśarman
Scene: Two radiant Viṣṇu-gaṇas stand confidently, depicted with subtle Vaikuṇṭha insignia, while Brahmā’s realm expands behind them as a cosmic map—stars, lotuses, and layered lokas—signifying their all-ranging knowledge.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is transmitted through authorized beings; the Purāṇic world affirms graded yet comprehensive forms of divine knowing.
No tirtha is directly praised; this verse establishes the credibility of the messengers who will speak in a Kāśī-centered discourse.
None.