Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
गर्ग उवाच । अनेनैवेह देहेन यदि त्वं सिद्धिकामुकः । शृणुष्वावहितो भूत्वा तदा ते कथयाम्यहम्
garga uvāca | anenaiveha dehena yadi tvaṃ siddhikāmukaḥ | śṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā tadā te kathayāmyaham
Garga berkata: “Jika engkau menginginkan siddhi dengan tubuh ini juga di sini, maka dengarlah dengan penuh perhatian; aku akan menerangkannya kepadamu.”
Garga
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame) / internal: Damanā and disciples
Scene: Close-up of the teaching moment: Garga addresses the seeker directly, emphasizing attentive listening; the disciple sits with folded hands, posture upright, eyes fixed on the guru.
FAQs
Attainment depends on attentive reception of authentic teaching and disciplined practice within embodied life.
Not directly named in this verse; the discourse belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa, centered on Avimukta (Varanasi).
A forthcoming instruction is promised; the verse sets the condition of attentive listening.