Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
श्रीभगवानुवाच । ध्रुवावधेहि वक्ष्यामि हितं तव महामते । येन ते निश्चलं सम्यक्पदमेतद्भविष्यति
śrībhagavānuvāca | dhruvāvadhehi vakṣyāmi hitaṃ tava mahāmate | yena te niścalaṃ samyakpadametadbhaviṣyati
श्रीभगवान म्हणाले—हे ध्रुव, सावधपणे ऐक. हे महामते, तुझ्या हिताचे मी सांगतो; ज्यामुळे हे परम, निश्चल पद तुला योग्य रीतीने प्राप्त होईल.
Bhagavān (the Lord; within Dhruva narrative)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dhruva
Scene: A divine figure (Bhagavān) addressing Dhruva with a gesture of instruction; Dhruva stands/sits with folded hands, attentive; the background hints at Kāśī’s sacred skyline as the destination of the teaching.
FAQs
Divine guidance (upadeśa) leads to a stable, higher spiritual attainment when received with attentive listening.
Not in this verse; the subsequent verses explicitly turn toward Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) and Viśveśvara.
Śravaṇa (attentive hearing) of the Lord’s beneficial instruction.