Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
चित्रमद्यतनं वच्मि तपस्विंस्तन्निशामय । अतीव भावि कल्याणमिति मन्येऽधुनैव हि
citramadyatanaṃ vacmi tapasviṃstanniśāmaya | atīva bhāvi kalyāṇamiti manye'dhunaiva hi
เราจักกล่าวเรื่องอัศจรรย์ของวันนี้—จงฟังเถิด โอผู้บำเพ็ญตบะ ข้าพเจ้าคิดว่า มงคลอันยิ่งใหญ่ยิ่งนักกำลังจะบังเกิดขึ้นเดี๋ยวนี้เอง
Preta (a departed spirit), speaking to a sage within Skanda’s Kāśī narrative frame
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: tapasvin
Scene: A speaker leans toward an ascetic with brightened eyes, gesturing as if to reveal a secret; the environment subtly shifts from gloom to light, suggesting imminent auspicious change.
FAQs
In a puṇya-kṣetra like Kāśī, sudden turns toward auspicious outcomes are expected; grace can arise unexpectedly.
The ongoing narrative setting is Kāśī; the verse anticipates an auspicious development within its sacred influence.
None; it is a narrative preface announcing an imminent auspicious event.