Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
गणावूचतुः । यथार्थं कथयावस्ते यत्पृष्टं भवतानघ । विष्णुप्रसादाज्जानीवो भूतंभाविभवत्तथा
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | yathārthaṃ kathayāvaste yatpṛṣṭaṃ bhavatānagha | viṣṇuprasādājjānīvo bhūtaṃbhāvibhavattathā
ગણોએ કહ્યું—હે નિષ્પાપ, તમે જે પૂછ્યું છે તે અમે યથાર્થ રીતે કહેશું. વિષ્ણુપ્રસાદથી અમને ભૂત, ભવિષ્ય અને વર્તમાન યથાવત્ જાણીતાં છે।
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.