Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12
विधे विधेहि मे कार्यमार्य धुर्य महामते । याहि काशीमितस्तूर्णं यतस्व च ममेहिते
vidhe vidhehi me kāryamārya dhurya mahāmate | yāhi kāśīmitastūrṇaṃ yatasva ca mamehite
हे विधी (ब्रह्मा), माझे कार्य सिद्ध कर—हे आर्य, अग्रणी, महामते। येथून त्वरेने काशीला जा आणि माझ्या अभिप्रायाच्या सिद्धीसाठी प्रयत्न कर.
Śiva (Śrīkaṇṭha)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (frame)
Scene: Śiva commands Brahmā (Vidhi) with urgency to go swiftly to Kāśī and accomplish a divine task; Brahmā stands attentive, four-faced, holding kamaṇḍalu and Vedas, ready to depart.
FAQs
Service to dharma includes prompt, responsible action; the verse frames Kāśī as a matter of urgent divine concern.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), presented as the destination of a high divine mission.
None; it is an instruction to proceed to Kāśī and carry out a divine purpose.