Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
ब्रह्मोवाच । यत्त्वं प्रष्टुमना विप्र ज्ञातं ते तन्मनोगतम् । पिपृच्छिषुस्त्वं निर्वाणं गणौ तत्कथयिष्यतः
brahmovāca | yattvaṃ praṣṭumanā vipra jñātaṃ te tanmanogatam | pipṛcchiṣustvaṃ nirvāṇaṃ gaṇau tatkathayiṣyataḥ
برہما نے کہا: اے وِپر برہمن، جو کچھ تو پوچھنے کا ارادہ رکھتا ہے، تیرے دل کی بات مجھے پہلے ہی معلوم ہے۔ پس تو نِروان کے بارے میں پوچھ؛ یہ دونوں گن (خادم) تجھے اس کی تشریح کریں گے۔
Brahmā
Tirtha: Kāśī (implicit) / Vaikuṇṭha (as referenced destination via attendants)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivaśarman
Scene: Brahmā, serene and all-knowing, gestures reassuringly to two radiant Viṣṇu-attendants standing nearby, indicating they will teach nirvāṇa; the brāhmaṇa’s fear softens into attentive readiness.
FAQs
Sincere inquiry into liberation is welcomed; divine wisdom is portrayed as knowing the seeker’s intent and guiding them to proper instruction.
No site is named here; the verse introduces a teaching sequence that later centers on Kāśī’s role in liberation.
None; the verse is instructional, directing the seeker to ask about nirvāṇa.