Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 91
श्रुत्वांधसिकवाक्यं स महासत्त्वो महामतिः । नृपतिश्चिंतयामास देवानां वै कृतं त्विदम्
śrutvāṃdhasikavākyaṃ sa mahāsattvo mahāmatiḥ | nṛpatiściṃtayāmāsa devānāṃ vai kṛtaṃ tvidam
त्या मोहग्रस्त जनांचे वचन ऐकून तो महात्मा, महामती राजा मनात विचार करू लागला—“खचितच हे देवांचेच कृत्य आहे.”
Narrator (within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa frame), describing the King’s reflection
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya frame typical)
Scene: A wise king, surrounded by confused townsmen, turns inward in contemplation, eyes half-closed, sensing a divine hand behind the disturbance; Kāśī’s sacred skyline implied in the background.
FAQs
A dhārmic ruler interprets extraordinary disruptions with discernment, acknowledging the possibility of divine causation.
Kāśī is the implied sacred milieu; this verse emphasizes divine intervention rather than a specific shrine or tīrtha.
None; it is a contemplative moment in the narrative.