Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
इति संचिंतयन्देवो योगिनीचक्रमग्रतः । ददर्शातिमहाप्रौढं गाढकार्यस्य साधनम्
iti saṃciṃtayandevo yoginīcakramagrataḥ | dadarśātimahāprauḍhaṃ gāḍhakāryasya sādhanam
இவ்வாறு சிந்தித்துக் கொண்டிருந்த தேவன், யோகினிகளின் வட்டத்தின் முன்னிலையில், அந்தக் கடினக் காரியத்தை நிறைவேற்ற மிக வல்ல சாதனத்தை கண்டான்.
Narrator (Skanda narrating to Agastya—Kāśī Khaṇḍa default framing)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Yoginī-cakra precinct, implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied audience within the narrative
Scene: A deity stands or sits before a luminous mandala-like circle of Yoginīs—fierce yet auspicious—each holding symbolic implements; the deity ‘sees’ a formidable method (sādhana) to accomplish a hard mission; night-lit Kāśī ambience.
FAQs
Divine protection operates through deliberate, skillful means—sacred power is also strategic governance of dharma.
Kāśī/Vārāṇasī, as the protected sacred city central to the unfolding plan.
None; the verse transitions the story into divine action through Yoginī agencies.