Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
अभक्ताय च नाख्येयं नास्तिकाय श्रुतिद्रुहे । अमावास्या यदा सोम जायते सोमवासरे
abhaktāya ca nākhyeyaṃ nāstikāya śrutidruhe | amāvāsyā yadā soma jāyate somavāsare
یہ بات بے بھکتی والے کو نہ بتائی جائے، نہ اس ناستک کو جو وید کا غدار ہو۔ اے سوما، جب اماوسیا (نیا چاند) پیر کے دن واقع ہو—
Śiva (Maheśāna)
Tirtha: Candreśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma (Candra)
Scene: A solemn instruction scene: the teacher raises a hand in caution, indicating secrecy; in the sky a dark new-moon night is implied, with Monday’s lunar symbolism; a manuscript is partially covered, signifying restricted knowledge.
FAQs
Sacred teachings require adhikāra—faith and reverence for śruti are prerequisites for receiving esoteric observances.
The context remains the Candreśvara-liṅga tradition in Kāśī, now introducing a special calendrical conjunction.
A special focus is introduced: Amāvāsyā occurring on Somavāra (Monday), to be followed by a specific observance described next.