Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
केन पश्यंत्यमुं लोकं निवसंति तथात्र के । इदमेवास्य किं रूपं किं चान्यच्च निवेद्यताम्
kena paśyaṃtyamuṃ lokaṃ nivasaṃti tathātra ke | idamevāsya kiṃ rūpaṃ kiṃ cānyacca nivedyatām
Dengan sarana apa dunia itu dapat dipandang, dan siapa yang tinggal di sana? Apakah ini saja wujudnya, atau ada wujud lain pula? Mohon dijelaskan.
Śivaśarmā (Vipra)
Tirtha: Yama-loka / Saṃyamanī context
Type: kshetra
Scene: The questioner points toward a vast otherworldly city/realm, asking how it is perceived and who resides there; attendants prepare to explain; Yama’s form appears ambiguous—half serene, half fearsome as a conceptual overlay.
FAQs
Scriptural inquiry seeks causes, means of perception, and the deeper truth behind appearances.
No tirtha is named in this verse; it continues a Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue that supports Kāśī’s dharmic teaching framework.
None; it requests doctrinal clarification.