Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13
यद्दुष्प्रसाध्यं हि पितुरपि त्रिजगतीतले । तत्सूनुना सुसाध्यं स्यादत्र दृष्टांतता मयि
yadduṣprasādhyaṃ hi piturapi trijagatītale | tatsūnunā susādhyaṃ syādatra dṛṣṭāṃtatā mayi
Apa yang sukar dicapai bahkan oleh seorang bapa di tiga alam, boleh menjadi mudah disempurnakan oleh anaknya—dan di sinilah aku sendiri menjadi teladan.
Śiva
Tirtha: Kāśī (implied as the difficult attainment)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devas and Gaṇeśa (in-scene); broader audience via narration
Scene: Śiva explains, as a calm teaching, that the son’s capability can make easy what is difficult even for the father across the three worlds, pointing to himself as the example.
FAQs
The Purāṇic theme of filial spiritual power: the son’s grace and capability can surpass even the father’s, when aligned with dharma.
Implicitly Kāśī/ Vārāṇasī, as the surrounding discourse is about attaining the sacred city.
None; it is a doctrinal illustration supporting the Kāśī attainment narrative.