Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
गणावूचतुः । यथार्थं कथयावस्ते यत्पृष्टं भवतानघ । विष्णुप्रसादाज्जानीवो भूतंभाविभवत्तथा
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | yathārthaṃ kathayāvaste yatpṛṣṭaṃ bhavatānagha | viṣṇuprasādājjānīvo bhūtaṃbhāvibhavattathā
Les deux serviteurs dirent : Ô irréprochable, nous te dirons en vérité ce que tu as demandé. Par la grâce de Viṣṇu, nous connaissons ce qui fut, ce qui sera, et ce qui est tel qu’il est.
Viṣṇu-gaṇa (two attendants)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivaśarman
Scene: Two attendants speak with calm authority, one hand raised in assurance; a subtle Viṣṇu emblem (śaṅkha-cakra) or distant vision indicates the source of their knowledge; the seeker listens intently.
FAQs
True spiritual instruction is grounded in divine grace; knowledge is portrayed as a gift of Viṣṇu’s prasāda and must be spoken faithfully.
No specific site is named in this verse; it authorizes the forthcoming explanation that supports Kāśī’s liberating fame.
None; the emphasis is on truthful teaching empowered by grace.