Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
गणावूचतुः । शृणु द्विज महाप्राज्ञ त्वय्यकथ्यं न किंचन । सत्संगादेव साधूनां सत्कथा संप्रवर्तते
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | śṛṇu dvija mahāprājña tvayyakathyaṃ na kiṃcana | satsaṃgādeva sādhūnāṃ satkathā saṃpravartate
ଗଣମାନେ କହିଲେ—ହେ ମହାପ୍ରାଜ୍ଞ ଦ୍ୱିଜ, ଶୁଣ; ତୁମ ପାଇଁ ଅକଥ୍ୟ କିଛି ନାହିଁ। ସାଧୁମାନଙ୍କ ସତ୍ସଙ୍ଗରୁ ହିଁ ସତ୍କଥା ପ୍ରବାହିତ ହୁଏ।
Gaṇas (attendants of Śiva)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija/brāhmaṇa inquirer
Scene: Śiva’s gaṇas address a seated brāhmaṇa with reassuring gestures, indicating candid transmission; the setting suggests a shrine courtyard near ghāṭas.
FAQs
Sat-saṅga (holy company) is the root-cause for the arising of sat-kathā—truthful, liberating spiritual teaching.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting of this discourse in the Kāśī-khaṇḍa.
No ritual is specified; the verse emphasizes the prerequisite of holy association for receiving dharmic instruction.