Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83
अनादिसिद्धः संसारः कर्तृकर्मविवर्जितः । स्वयं प्रादुर्भवेदेष स्वयमेव विलीयते
anādisiddhaḥ saṃsāraḥ kartṛkarmavivarjitaḥ | svayaṃ prādurbhavedeṣa svayameva vilīyate
संसार अनादि से सिद्ध है, कर्ता और कर्म से रहित है। यह स्वयं ही प्रकट होता है और स्वयं ही लीन हो जाता है।
Puṇyakīrti (deduced continuation of speech)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame) / pilgrims-seekers (contextual)
Scene: A serene teaching scene in Kāśī: a realized sage expounds non-doership as the Gaṅgā flows; behind, Viśvanātha’s spire and cremation-ghāṭ imagery hint at dissolution.
FAQs
The verse points to a contemplative view: the cycle of bondage is not upheld by a permanent doer, and insight loosens attachment to agency.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting; Kāśī is traditionally linked with liberation-oriented instruction.
None; it is a doctrinal statement aimed at philosophical reflection (vicāra).