Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
विधे सर्वविधेयानि त्वमेव विदधासि यत् । इति चेति च वक्तव्यं त्वय्यपार्थमतोखिलम्
vidhe sarvavidheyāni tvameva vidadhāsi yat | iti ceti ca vaktavyaṃ tvayyapārthamatokhilam
ಹೇ ವಿಧೇ! ನೆರವೇರಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನೂ ನೀನೇ ನೆರವೇರಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ, ನಿನ್ನ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಇಂತೆಯೇ’ ಅಥವಾ ‘ಯದಿ ಇಂತಾಗಲಿ’ ಎಂಬ ಮಾತು ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಅರ್ಥಹೀನ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಶರತ್ಮಾತು ವ್ಯರ್ಥವೇ.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vidhi/Brahmā (addressed)
Scene: A contemplative address to Vidhi/Brahmā: the speaker asserts that all accomplishment is already effected by the Ordainer; the setting is an austere, luminous sacred ambience suggestive of Kāśī’s metaphysical supremacy.
FAQs
Divine ordinance is supreme; speculative or conditional speech becomes empty when addressed to the cosmic Ordainer.
This verse serves as a doctrinal preface; the surrounding passage proceeds to glorify Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as the supreme sacred realm.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes right understanding and reverent speech regarding divine agency.