Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
कथं तद्वचसः सिद्धिं प्राप्स्याम्यत्र वने स्थितः । कश्च मेत्र सहायी स्याद्धिषणादुर्बलस्य वै
kathaṃ tadvacasaḥ siddhiṃ prāpsyāmyatra vane sthitaḥ | kaśca metra sahāyī syāddhiṣaṇādurbalasya vai
ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ വനത്തിൽ നിലകൊണ്ടിരിക്കെ ആ വചനസിദ്ധി എങ്ങനെ നേടും? ബുദ്ധിയിൽ ദുർബലനായ എനിക്ക് ഇവിടെ ആരാണ് സഹായിയാകുക?
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (implied destination/teaching context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Self-reflection; implicitly addressed to elders/guru or the narrative audience
Scene: A solitary student in a forest clearing, looking toward a distant path, holding a staff and waterpot, face showing doubt and humility.
FAQs
Dharma often feels impossible alone; acknowledging one’s weakness is the first step toward seeking proper guidance and support.
The passage belongs to Kāśī’s scriptural landscape (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), though the verse itself is set in a forest and does not name a tīrtha.
None; it is a reflective question within the story.