Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90
त्वं तु प्रतारितः पूर्वमधुनापि प्रतारितः । कृत्वा तेन च संबंधमसंबद्धप्रलापभाक्
tvaṃ tu pratāritaḥ pūrvamadhunāpi pratāritaḥ | kṛtvā tena ca saṃbaṃdhamasaṃbaddhapralāpabhāk
Nilinlang ka na noon, at ngayon ay nililinlang ka pa rin. Sa pag-uugnay mo sa Kanya, naging isa kang bumibigkas ng mga salitang watak-watak at hindi magkakaugnay.
Satī
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśīkhaṇḍa interlocutor (not explicit here)
Scene: A sharp admonition scene: Satī (or speaker) confronts the deluded person—face firm, gesture decisive—while the other appears unsettled, speech disjointed; Śiva’s calm presence contrasts the turmoil.
FAQs
Delusion distorts judgment and speech; dharmic clarity requires right understanding of the divine and freedom from bias.
The broader discourse is within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa glorification of Kāśī, though this verse is ethical-theological.
None; the focus is on discernment, delusion, and the moral quality of speech.