Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
मदाद्यो महादेव मायया तव मोहिताः । यथावदवगच्छामि चेष्टितं ते शिवापते
madādyo mahādeva māyayā tava mohitāḥ | yathāvadavagacchāmi ceṣṭitaṃ te śivāpate
“اے مہادیو! مجھ سے لے کر سبھی تیری مایا سے فریفتہ ہیں۔ پھر بھی، اے شِوا کے پتی، میں تیری نیت اور کارگزاری کو جیسا ہے ویسا سمجھتا ہوں۔”
Brahmā
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A candid confession before Śiva: ‘Even I am deluded by your māyā, yet I grasp your true intent’; depict a thin veil motif and a clear-eyed gaze toward Śiva.
FAQs
Even exalted beings can be deluded by māyā; true understanding comes from recognizing the Lord’s purpose behind events.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred geography of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, though this verse is not tied to a named tīrtha.
None explicitly; it supports contemplative devotion and discernment of the Lord’s will.