Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
गणावूचतुः । यथार्थं कथयावस्ते यत्पृष्टं भवतानघ । विष्णुप्रसादाज्जानीवो भूतंभाविभवत्तथा
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | yathārthaṃ kathayāvaste yatpṛṣṭaṃ bhavatānagha | viṣṇuprasādājjānīvo bhūtaṃbhāvibhavattathā
Os dois servidores disseram: Ó irrepreensível, diremos com veracidade o que perguntaste. Pela graça de Viṣṇu conhecemos o que foi, o que será e o que é, tal como é.
Viṣṇu-gaṇa (two attendants)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivaśarman
Scene: Two attendants speak with calm authority, one hand raised in assurance; a subtle Viṣṇu emblem (śaṅkha-cakra) or distant vision indicates the source of their knowledge; the seeker listens intently.
FAQs
True spiritual instruction is grounded in divine grace; knowledge is portrayed as a gift of Viṣṇu’s prasāda and must be spoken faithfully.
No specific site is named in this verse; it authorizes the forthcoming explanation that supports Kāśī’s liberating fame.
None; the emphasis is on truthful teaching empowered by grace.