Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97
स्वकर्मसिद्धये चाथ सर्व एव हि चेश्वरः । ईश्वरः कर्मणां साक्षी यत्त्वयापीति भाषितम्
svakarmasiddhaye cātha sarva eva hi ceśvaraḥ | īśvaraḥ karmaṇāṃ sākṣī yattvayāpīti bhāṣitam
«De plus, pour l’accomplissement de ses propres actes, chacun est, en un sens, un “seigneur” en tant qu’agent. Pourtant, c’est Īśvara qui est le témoin des actions—et cela aussi, tu l’as dit.»
Dakṣa (probable, arguing while referencing the other’s statement)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative composition: a human figure symbolizing the agent stands before the yajña, while above/behind, an all-seeing divine presence (Śiva as sākṣī) is suggested through an eye-like halo or liṅga silhouette, indicating witnessing beyond human control.
FAQs
Human agency operates, but moral accountability is upheld by the Lord as the ever-present witness of karma.
No site is named; the Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting supports a Śaiva worldview where Śiva is the ultimate sākṣī.
None; it is a doctrinal statement about karma, agency, and divine witnessing.