Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
मदाद्यो महादेव मायया तव मोहिताः । यथावदवगच्छामि चेष्टितं ते शिवापते
madādyo mahādeva māyayā tava mohitāḥ | yathāvadavagacchāmi ceṣṭitaṃ te śivāpate
“हे महादेव! माझ्यापासून आरंभ करून आम्ही सर्व तुझ्या मायेने मोहित होतो; तरीही हे शिवापते, तुझे चेष्टित व अभिप्राय मी यथार्थ जाणतो.”
Brahmā
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A candid confession before Śiva: ‘Even I am deluded by your māyā, yet I grasp your true intent’; depict a thin veil motif and a clear-eyed gaze toward Śiva.
FAQs
Even exalted beings can be deluded by māyā; true understanding comes from recognizing the Lord’s purpose behind events.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred geography of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, though this verse is not tied to a named tīrtha.
None explicitly; it supports contemplative devotion and discernment of the Lord’s will.