Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
ब्रह्मोवाच । यत्त्वं प्रष्टुमना विप्र ज्ञातं ते तन्मनोगतम् । पिपृच्छिषुस्त्वं निर्वाणं गणौ तत्कथयिष्यतः
brahmovāca | yattvaṃ praṣṭumanā vipra jñātaṃ te tanmanogatam | pipṛcchiṣustvaṃ nirvāṇaṃ gaṇau tatkathayiṣyataḥ
ब्रह्मा म्हणाला—हे विप्र, तू जे विचारून इच्छितोस ते तुझ्या मनातील मला ज्ञात आहे। तू निर्वाणाविषयी विचार; हे दोघे गण तुला ते सांगतील।
Brahmā
Tirtha: Kāśī (implicit) / Vaikuṇṭha (as referenced destination via attendants)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivaśarman
Scene: Brahmā, serene and all-knowing, gestures reassuringly to two radiant Viṣṇu-attendants standing nearby, indicating they will teach nirvāṇa; the brāhmaṇa’s fear softens into attentive readiness.
FAQs
Sincere inquiry into liberation is welcomed; divine wisdom is portrayed as knowing the seeker’s intent and guiding them to proper instruction.
No site is named here; the verse introduces a teaching sequence that later centers on Kāśī’s role in liberation.
None; the verse is instructional, directing the seeker to ask about nirvāṇa.