Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
अचेतनानि कर्माणि स्वतंत्राः प्राणिनोपि न । त्वं च तत्कर्मणां साक्षी त्वं च प्राणिप्रवर्तकः
acetanāni karmāṇi svataṃtrāḥ prāṇinopi na | tvaṃ ca tatkarmaṇāṃ sākṣī tvaṃ ca prāṇipravartakaḥ
«Les actes sont sans conscience, et les êtres vivants eux-mêmes ne sont pas vraiment indépendants. Tu es le témoin de ces actes, et tu es l’inspirateur qui met les êtres en mouvement.»
Śrī Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva is portrayed as the still, all-seeing witness with a luminous third eye, while subtle streams of energy suggest his role as the inner impeller; Viṣṇu’s words frame this metaphysical vision in Kāśī’s sanctum-like atmosphere.
FAQs
Agency is layered: deeds and doers are limited, while the Divine remains the inner witness and ultimate enabler of motion and outcome.
The verse is doctrinal within a Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting; it does not directly name a tīrtha.
None; it is a metaphysical clarification supporting surrender and right action.