Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
अभीष्टं च वरं मत्तः प्रार्थयस्वाविचारितम् । इत्युक्तवत्यपि मयि स्वप्नो मिथ्येति सोब्रवीत्
abhīṣṭaṃ ca varaṃ mattaḥ prārthayasvāvicāritam | ityuktavatyapi mayi svapno mithyeti sobravīt
ഞാൻ ‘എന്നിൽ നിന്ന് നിനക്കിഷ്ടമായ വരം മടിയില്ലാതെ ചോദിക്ക’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞിട്ടും, അവൻ ‘ഇത് സ്വപ്നം; ഇത് മിഥ്യ’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
Caṇḍikā (Devī)
Tirtha: Kedāra (as revealed)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī offers a boon with open palm; Vasiṣṭha, hands folded, gently bows and turns slightly away, expression calm and discerning; the scene has a dreamlike haze—soft edges, mist, and a faint boundary between worlds.
FAQs
Even after divine assurance, doubt can arise; faith is required to recognize grace as real and operative.
The setting remains Kāśī, in the unfolding Mahatmya of Kedāra-kṣetra.
None; the verse centers on the psychology of doubt versus trust during divine encounter.