Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
किंचिद्विज्ञप्तुमिच्छामि अवधेहि ममेरितम् । सत्यं ब्रवीमि नासत्यं मृत्युंजय विचारय
kiṃcidvijñaptumicchāmi avadhehi mameritam | satyaṃ bravīmi nāsatyaṃ mṛtyuṃjaya vicāraya
“I wish to submit a request—please hear what I say. I speak truth, not falsehood; O Conqueror of Death, consider it.”
Gajāsura
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame audience (not specified in verse)
Scene: Close-up devotional moment: Gajāsura, wounded yet composed, speaks with a vow of truth; Śiva listens as Mṛtyuñjaya—still, vast, and impartial.
FAQs
Approaching the divine with truthfulness and humility is presented as the proper dharmic way to seek a boon.
The Kāśī Khaṇḍa context glorifies Kāśī as Śiva’s realm where even adversaries gain grace through right disposition.
None; it is a verbal petition framed by satya and reverence.