Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
चित्रमद्यतनं वच्मि तपस्विंस्तन्निशामय । अतीव भावि कल्याणमिति मन्येऽधुनैव हि
citramadyatanaṃ vacmi tapasviṃstanniśāmaya | atīva bhāvi kalyāṇamiti manye'dhunaiva hi
ਅੱਜ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਅਚੰਭਾ ਮੈਂ ਦੱਸਦਾ ਹਾਂ—ਹੇ ਤਪਸਵੀ, ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣੋ। ਮੈਨੂੰ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ ਮੰਗਲ ਹੁਣੇ ਹੀ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ।
Preta (a departed spirit), speaking to a sage within Skanda’s Kāśī narrative frame
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: tapasvin
Scene: A speaker leans toward an ascetic with brightened eyes, gesturing as if to reveal a secret; the environment subtly shifts from gloom to light, suggesting imminent auspicious change.
FAQs
In a puṇya-kṣetra like Kāśī, sudden turns toward auspicious outcomes are expected; grace can arise unexpectedly.
The ongoing narrative setting is Kāśī; the verse anticipates an auspicious development within its sacred influence.
None; it is a narrative preface announcing an imminent auspicious event.