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
Sa pamamagitan niyon lamang darating sa akin ang dakilang katuparan, at hindi sa iba. Kaya ituro mo sa akin ang pinakamainam na aral—paano sisibol sa akin ang ganap na pagtatamo?
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).