Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
इमां विद्यां न जानाति देवाचार्योति दुप्कराम् । ऋते मृत्युंजयात्स्कंदात्पार्वत्या गजवक्त्रतः
imāṃ vidyāṃ na jānāti devācāryoti dupkarām | ṛte mṛtyuṃjayātskaṃdātpārvatyā gajavaktrataḥ
இந்த மிகக் கடினமான வித்தையை தேவர்களின் ஆசாரியரும் அறியார்— மிருத்யுஞ்ஜயன் (சிவன்), ஸ்கந்தன், பார்வதி, கஜவக்த்ரன் (கணேசன்) ஆகியோர் தவிர.
Gaṇas (attendants of Śiva)
Listener: Śivaśarman
Scene: A declarative moment: the narrators proclaim that even the gods’ preceptor lacks this vidyā; only Śiva as Mṛtyuñjaya, Skanda, Pārvatī, and Gaṇeśa know it—forming a sacred circle of guardians around the mantra.
FAQs
Some spiritual powers are portrayed as supremely guarded, belonging to the innermost circle of the Śaiva divine family.
No site is named; the verse emphasizes the exclusivity and sanctity of the vidyā.
No direct prescription; it underscores rarity, implying the need for proper initiation and divine favor.