Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
तं शंभुरेव जानाति नान्यो जानाति कश्चन । अतएव ततः प्राप्तः प्रथमं प्रमथाधिपः
taṃ śaṃbhureva jānāti nānyo jānāti kaścana | ataeva tataḥ prāptaḥ prathamaṃ pramathādhipaḥ
มีเพียงศัมภูเท่านั้นที่รู้เขาอย่างแท้จริง ไม่มีผู้ใดอื่นรู้เลย เพราะเหตุนั้นเอง จึงมีประมุขแห่งพวกปรมถะมาถึงก่อนเป็นคนแรก
Skanda (narrator, contextual)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: An unseen Śambhu alone knows the yogin’s austerity; the chief of the Pramathas approaches first, suggesting a sudden, otherworldly visitation.
FAQs
Sincere inner tapas may be unknown to the world, yet it is fully known to Śiva, who sends help and recognition in due time.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues a Kāśī Khaṇḍa episode emphasizing Śiva’s intimate oversight.
None; the verse narrates divine awareness and the subsequent arrival of Śiva’s attendant-chief.