Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
मनोरथोपदेष्टा च कुत्रचित्क्वापि नेक्षितः । कदाचिद्दैवयोगात्स दमनो नाम तापसः
manorathopadeṣṭā ca kutracitkvāpi nekṣitaḥ | kadāciddaivayogātsa damano nāma tāpasaḥ
ಹೃದಯದ ಪರಮ ಗುರಿಯನ್ನು ಬೋಧಿಸುವ ಉಪದೇಶಕನು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಕಾಣಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಆದರೆ ಒಮ್ಮೆ ದೈವಯೋಗದಿಂದ ‘ದಮನ’ ಎಂಬ ತಪಸ್ವಿ ಎದುರಾದನು.
Skanda
Scene: A wandering seeker at a crossroads or forest edge, looking for guidance; a radiant ascetic (Damana) appears unexpectedly, suggesting providence—subtle light breaking through clouds.
FAQs
The seeker’s fulfillment depends not only on effort but also on daiva (grace/providence) and right instruction.
The specific site is not yet named here; the narrative signals an imminent divinely guided discovery.
None; the emphasis is on providence and the necessity of proper upadeśa (guidance).