Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
तेनैव महती सिद्धिर्भवित्री मम नान्यथा । तद्ब्रूहि सूपदेशं च कथं सिद्धिर्भवेन्मम
tenaiva mahatī siddhirbhavitrī mama nānyathā | tadbrūhi sūpadeśaṃ ca kathaṃ siddhirbhavenmama
அதனால் மட்டுமே எனக்கு மாபெரும் சித்தி உண்டாகும், வேறு வழியில்லை; ஆகவே அரிய உபதேசத்தை அருள்வீராக—எனக்கு சித்தி எவ்வாறு உண்டாகும்?
Unspecified seeker (listener addressing Garga, contextually Damanā)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devotee, hands folded, asks for ‘sūpadeśa’—excellent instruction—his posture fully surrendered; the teacher is poised to respond, radiating calm authority.
FAQs
The seeker recognizes that decisive transformation comes from authentic upadeśa, not scattered practices.
Not stated in the verse; the chapter leads into the glory of Avimukta (Kāśī) as the siddhi-bestowing kṣetra.
The verse asks for instruction; the specific prescription follows in subsequent verses (Mahāpāśupata vrata context).