Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
इतो निषीदेति समानपूर्वं त्वं मे समस्तप्रभुतैकहेतुः । दूरेपि तिष्ठन्निकटस्त्वमेव त्वत्तो न कश्चिन्मम कार्यकर्ता
ito niṣīdeti samānapūrvaṃ tvaṃ me samastaprabhutaikahetuḥ | dūrepi tiṣṭhannikaṭastvameva tvatto na kaścinmama kāryakartā
«ចូរអង្គុយនៅទីនេះ ក្នុងទីកន្លែងសមគួរដល់អ្នក។ អ្នកតែម្នាក់គត់ជាមូលហេតុតែមួយនៃអំណាចអធិរាជរបស់ខ្ញុំទាំងមូល។ ទោះអ្នកឈរឆ្ងាយក៏ដោយ អ្នកពិតជានៅជិត; ក្រៅពីអ្នក មិនមាននរណាអាចសម្រេចកិច្ចការរបស់ខ្ញុំបានឡើយ»។
Śiva (addressing Viṣṇu; deduced from prior verse)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva gestures to Viṣṇu to sit in an honored place; the two deities face each other with mutual reverence, conveying closeness beyond physical distance; attendants and sages witness the exchange.
FAQs
Divine cooperation and mutual honoring are upheld—true power is rooted in dharma and the sustaining presence of the Supreme, near even when unseen.
Kāśī’s Muktimaṇḍapa narrative frame, where the highest deities converse in a liberation-charged sacred space.
None; it is theological dialogue emphasizing dependence, proximity, and divine agency.