Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
अथवा तेन संबंधे न हेतुर्भवतो मतिः । तत्र हेतुरभूत्तात मम पुण्यैकगौरवम्
athavā tena saṃbaṃdhe na heturbhavato matiḥ | tatra heturabhūttāta mama puṇyaikagauravam
Atau barangkali niatmu bukanlah sebab sebenar bagi pertalian itu; dalam hal tersebut, wahai yang dikasihi, sebabnya ialah berat tunggal pahala kebajikanku (puṇya) sendiri.
Unknown from snippet (same speaker as surrounding verses)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A calm but firm statement about puṇya as the true cause; the speaker gestures inward (to the heart) while Kāśī’s sacred skyline suggests the invisible moral order at work.
FAQs
Life’s key turns are often portrayed as ripening of past merit (puṇya), not merely human planning—highlighting karma and divine order.
Kāśī is the broader setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, but no individual tīrtha is named in this verse.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes karmic causality (puṇya).