Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
अतीतं वेत्ति सकलं वर्तमानमवैति च । प्रष्टव्यः प्रातराहूय भविष्यं किंचिदेष वै
atītaṃ vetti sakalaṃ vartamānamavaiti ca | praṣṭavyaḥ prātarāhūya bhaviṣyaṃ kiṃcideṣa vai
Il connaît entièrement le passé et comprend aussi le présent. Qu’on le fasse donc venir au matin et qu’on l’interroge sur quelque chose de l’avenir : assurément, il saura le dire.
Divodāsa (as reported within Skanda’s narration)
Tirtha: काशी-क्षेत्र (ज्ञान-भूमिः)
Type: kshetra
Listener: श्रवणसमाजः
Scene: राजा चिन्तामग्नः—‘भविष्यं पृच्छेयम्’ इति निश्चयः; पृष्ठे प्रातःकाल-प्रतीक्षा, खिडकीत: अरुणोदय-आभा
FAQs
Rulers should seek guidance from realized wisdom rather than act merely from impulse or power.
The narrative belongs to Kāśī’s sacred setting; the verse highlights consultation with a holy person within that milieu.
Summoning a learned brāhmaṇa at an auspicious time (morning) for counsel is implied as righteous practice.