Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
त्वमात्मानं न जानासि त्र्यक्षमायाविमोहिता । अतएव हि मे चित्तं दुनोत्यतितरां सति
tvamātmānaṃ na jānāsi tryakṣamāyāvimohitā | ataeva hi me cittaṃ dunotyatitarāṃ sati
மூன்றுகண் ஆண்டவனின் மாயையால் மயங்கியதால், நீ உன் உண்மை ஆத்மஸ்வரூபத்தை அறியவில்லை. அதனாலே, ஓ சதி, என் உள்ளம் இன்னும் அதிகமாக வாடுகிறது.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue tradition, Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee/speaker addresses ‘Sati’ with compassionate sorrow; Devī appears momentarily introspective, as if veiled by a translucent māyā curtain emanating from the three-eyed Lord in the background.
FAQs
Delusion veils one’s true nature; spiritual sorrow arises when identity and dharma are forgotten, urging awakening to the Self.
The wider Kāśī Khaṇḍa setting implies Kāśī as a place where such delusion is dispelled through Śiva’s grace and teaching.
No direct prescription; the emphasis is on inner realization and the power of māyā.