Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
त्वमात्मानं न जानासि त्र्यक्षमायाविमोहिता । अतएव हि मे चित्तं दुनोत्यतितरां सति
tvamātmānaṃ na jānāsi tryakṣamāyāvimohitā | ataeva hi me cittaṃ dunotyatitarāṃ sati
No reconoces tu propio Ser verdadero, engañada por la māyā del Señor de los Tres Ojos. Por eso mismo, oh virtuosa, mi corazón se atormenta aún más.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue tradition, Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee/speaker addresses ‘Sati’ with compassionate sorrow; Devī appears momentarily introspective, as if veiled by a translucent māyā curtain emanating from the three-eyed Lord in the background.
FAQs
Delusion veils one’s true nature; spiritual sorrow arises when identity and dharma are forgotten, urging awakening to the Self.
The wider Kāśī Khaṇḍa setting implies Kāśī as a place where such delusion is dispelled through Śiva’s grace and teaching.
No direct prescription; the emphasis is on inner realization and the power of māyā.