Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
गणा वूचतुः । भगवद्भक्तियुक्तानां किमज्ञातं भवादृशाम् । एतदेव हि नौ नाम यदुक्तं श्रीमता त्वया
gaṇā vūcatuḥ | bhagavadbhaktiyuktānāṃ kimajñātaṃ bhavādṛśām | etadeva hi nau nāma yaduktaṃ śrīmatā tvayā
ဂဏာတို့က ဆိုကြသည်– “ဘဂဝန်အား ဘက္တိဖြင့် ပြည့်စုံသော သင်ကဲ့သို့သူအတွက် မသိနိုင်သောအရာ ဘာရှိမည်နည်း။ အရှင်မြတ်၊ သင်ပြောသကဲ့သို့ပင် ထိုနာမများသည် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ နာမအမှန်ပင် ဖြစ်သည်။”
Śiva’s Gaṇas (two attendants)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame typical; not explicit here)
Scene: Two gaṇas speak with respectful candor, acknowledging the brāhmaṇa’s devotion as a source of knowledge; their forms are otherworldly yet benevolent.
FAQs
Bhakti (devotion) is portrayed as a light of discernment—devotees perceive truth effortlessly.
The setting belongs to Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography, but this verse stresses devotion rather than a particular tīrtha.
None; the focus is on the spiritual capacity born of devotion.