Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
अदृष्टं तव नोदृष्टं यदिष्टंविष्टपत्रये । अनुक्रोशोत्र मयिचेदुच्यतां प्रणतोस्म्यहम्
adṛṣṭaṃ tava nodṛṣṭaṃ yadiṣṭaṃviṣṭapatraye | anukrośotra mayiceducyatāṃ praṇatosmyaham
Bagi-Mu tiada sesuatu pun yang tak terlihat; tiada pula yang tetap tak diketahui. Jika karena belas kasih Engkau hendak menyampaikan suatu kehendak kepada orang seperti aku, maka ucapkanlah; aku bersujud hormat kepada-Mu.
Vindhya (deduced from later verse: “iti vindhyavacaḥ…”)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame) / internal interlocutors in Kāśī narrative
Scene: A reverent speaker bows with folded hands before a radiant, compassionate divine presence in Kāśī; the atmosphere is intimate, dialogic, and solemn.
FAQs
True authority is joined with humility—one should ask and listen reverently when seeking dharma or guidance.
The verse is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s opening narrative frame; the broader section ultimately supports the glory of Kāśī through exemplary dialogues.
None explicitly; it is a devotional request to speak, expressed with pranāma (reverent bowing).