Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82
अन्यथा विदधात्येष मानवो बुद्धिवैभवात् । भगवत्या भवित्र्याऽसौ विदध्याद्विधिरन्यथा
anyathā vidadhātyeṣa mānavo buddhivaibhavāt | bhagavatyā bhavitryā'sau vidadhyādvidhiranyathā
மனிதன் தன் புத்தி வல்லமையால் ஒரு விதமாகத் திட்டமிடுகிறான்; ஆனால் தெய்வீக விதி பலனை வேறொரு விதமாக அமைத்துவிடுகிறது.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A scholar-planner draws lines on a palm-leaf map, while above, a luminous feminine power (Bhavitṛ) gently rearranges the lines into a different pattern; the human looks up in acceptance.
FAQs
Human effort and planning are limited; the higher ordinance (vidhi/daiva) can redirect outcomes—hence cultivate surrender with righteous action.
No single site is named; it serves the moral-philosophical thread inside the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narration.
None.