Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
इतो निषीदेति समानपूर्वं त्वं मे समस्तप्रभुतैकहेतुः । दूरेपि तिष्ठन्निकटस्त्वमेव त्वत्तो न कश्चिन्मम कार्यकर्ता
ito niṣīdeti samānapūrvaṃ tvaṃ me samastaprabhutaikahetuḥ | dūrepi tiṣṭhannikaṭastvameva tvatto na kaścinmama kāryakartā
«Assieds-toi ici, à la place qui te convient. Toi seul es l’unique cause de toute ma seigneurie. Même si tu demeures au loin, tu es véritablement tout proche ; hors de toi, nul n’accomplit mes desseins.»
Śiva (addressing Viṣṇu; deduced from prior verse)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva gestures to Viṣṇu to sit in an honored place; the two deities face each other with mutual reverence, conveying closeness beyond physical distance; attendants and sages witness the exchange.
FAQs
Divine cooperation and mutual honoring are upheld—true power is rooted in dharma and the sustaining presence of the Supreme, near even when unseen.
Kāśī’s Muktimaṇḍapa narrative frame, where the highest deities converse in a liberation-charged sacred space.
None; it is theological dialogue emphasizing dependence, proximity, and divine agency.