Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
कथं कर्तुमहं शक्तः कर्म तत्र दिशाद्भुतम् । कुरु मे बुद्धिसाहाय्यं निर्जने बंधुतां गतः
kathaṃ kartumahaṃ śaktaḥ karma tatra diśādbhutam | kuru me buddhisāhāyyaṃ nirjane baṃdhutāṃ gataḥ
दिशांनाही अचंबित करणारे ते अद्भुत कर्म मी कसे करू शकेन? या निर्जन स्थानी तू माझा बंधू झालास—मला सद्बुद्धीचे साहाय्य दे।
Tvāṣṭra (the seeker)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: A lone brahmacārin in a quiet forest clearing folds hands before a compassionate ascetic, pleading for guidance; distant suggestion of Kāśī’s sanctity as an unseen spiritual axis.
FAQs
When dharma feels difficult, one should seek wise counsel; spiritual friendship in solitude becomes a lifeline.
The narrative belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa, oriented toward Kāśī and Viśveśvara’s grace, though this verse is a personal plea for guidance.
None explicitly; the request is for buddhi (discernment) and instruction.