Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
तवाज्ञाकारिणीं देवि शाधि मां करवाणि किम् । संज्ञोवाच ततश्छायां सवर्णे शृणु सुंदरि
tavājñākāriṇīṃ devi śādhi māṃ karavāṇi kim | saṃjñovāca tataśchāyāṃ savarṇe śṛṇu suṃdari
“اے دیوی! میں تیری فرمانبردار خادمہ ہوں؛ مجھے حکم دے، میں کیا کروں؟” تب سنجنا نے چھایا سے کہا، “اے خوبصورت سَوَرنا! سنو۔”
Chāyā (first line), then Saṃjñā (second line)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka/ṛṣis (typical Naimiṣāraṇya frame; not explicit here)
Scene: Interior of a divine household: Saṃjñā, radiant yet anxious, addresses Chāyā (Savarṇā), who stands respectfully with folded hands; the moment is intimate, preparatory, and secret-laden.
FAQs
Speech and obedience are portrayed as powerful forces; however, dharma requires that obedience remain aligned with truth and righteousness.
None directly; the narrative sits within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī context.
None in this verse.