Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
शंभुना प्रेषितेनाद्य सूद्यमः क्रियते मया । त्वद्भक्तिसंपत्तिमतां संपन्नप्राय एव नः
śaṃbhunā preṣitenādya sūdyamaḥ kriyate mayā | tvadbhaktisaṃpattimatāṃ saṃpannaprāya eva naḥ
आज शम्भु की आज्ञा से मैं यह earnest प्रयत्न कर रहा हूँ; जिनके पास आपकी भक्ति-सम्पदा है, उनके लिए सफलता प्रायः सुनिश्चित ही है।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis / internal interlocutors
Scene: A messenger/servant figure declares he acts by Śambhu’s command; behind him Śiva’s presence is felt, and devotees carry an aura of assured accomplishment.
FAQs
When effort is aligned with Śiva’s will and supported by devotion, accomplishment becomes natural and near-certain.
Kāśī is the implied sacred arena of the narrative in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Not a specific rite, but a dharmic principle: act under Śiva’s guidance with bhakti as one’s inner qualification.