Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35
वरं ब्रूहि प्रसन्नोस्मि स्वप्नशंकां त्यज द्विज । तव सत्त्ववतः किंचिन्मयादेयं न किंचन
varaṃ brūhi prasannosmi svapnaśaṃkāṃ tyaja dvija | tava sattvavataḥ kiṃcinmayādeyaṃ na kiṃcana
वर माँग लो, मैं प्रसन्न हूँ; हे द्विज, इसे स्वप्न समझने का संदेह छोड़ दो। तुम जैसे सत्य-धर्मयुक्त के लिए मेरे द्वारा देने योग्य कोई वस्तु असंभव नहीं है।
Caṇḍikā (Devī)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: a dvija ascetic (disciple of Hiraṇyagarbha)
Scene: A serene boon-giving moment: the Lord, calm and radiant, addresses a learned dvija, dispelling his doubt and inviting him to ask a boon; the setting suggests Kāśī’s sanctity—ghāṭs, lamps, and a subtle aura of Avimukta.
FAQs
When virtue and purity are present, divine grace is unobstructed; doubt should be relinquished.
The ongoing Kāśī Kedāra-kṣetra Mahatmya, where the deity promises boon-bestowal.
No direct ritual; the instruction is mental and ethical—cast off doubt and stand in sattva.