Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
तच्छ्रुत्वा ते तथा चक्रुः सर्वेपि वचनं मम । प्राप्य वाराणसीं दृष्ट्वा संवर्तं ते तथा व्यधुः
tacchrutvā te tathā cakruḥ sarvepi vacanaṃ mama | prāpya vārāṇasīṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃvartaṃ te tathā vyadhuḥ
Mendengar itu, mereka semua melakukan tepat seperti ucapanku. Setelah tiba di Vārāṇasī dan melihat Saṃvarta, mereka pun berbuat sebagaimana diperintahkan.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A travel scene: pilgrims arrive at Vārāṇasī—riverfront steps, temples, and bustling ghāṭas—then spot Saṃvarta and enact the previously given instructions with careful coordination.
FAQs
Faithful execution of a guide’s instruction is portrayed as the means to reach and recognize spiritual truth.
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī), explicitly named as the destination and sacred setting.
None directly; it narrates obedience to instructions within a saint-identification episode.