Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 94
उपोषणपरो धीमान्नारीवा पुरुषोपि वा । संपूज्य स्थंडिलशयः स्वप्ने भावि विलोकयेत्
upoṣaṇaparo dhīmānnārīvā puruṣopi vā | saṃpūjya sthaṃḍilaśayaḥ svapne bhāvi vilokayet
விரதத்தில் நிலைத்த ஞானி பெண்ணாக இருந்தாலும் ஆணாக இருந்தாலும்—முழுமையாக வழிபட்டு வெறும் தரைமேல் படுத்து உறங்கினால், கனவில் வரவிருப்பதைக் காணலாம்.
Skanda
Tirtha: Svapneśvarī/Svapneśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fasting devotee, after pūjā, lies on a bare earthen bed within a small shrine precinct; in the dream-vision, a radiant goddess reveals future signs.
FAQs
Self-discipline (fasting and simplicity) combined with devotion is portrayed as a means to receive divine insight.
The Svapneśvarī/Svapneśvara sacred complex in Kāśī (as established in the surrounding verses).
Observe upoṣaṇa (fast), perform full worship, and sleep on a sthaṇḍila (bare ground) to receive dream-vision of future outcomes.