Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
अधिष्ठाता मया ख्यातस्तथाधिष्ठातृ चेष्टितम् । अपूर्वं यत्त्वयापृष्टं तदाख्यामि च तच्छृणु
adhiṣṭhātā mayā khyātastathādhiṣṭhātṛ ceṣṭitam | apūrvaṃ yattvayāpṛṣṭaṃ tadākhyāmi ca tacchṛṇu
میں پہلے ہی اس اَدھِشٹھاتا پروردگار کا بیان کر چکا ہوں اور اس کے نظامِ کار کی کیفیت بھی۔ جو تم نے پوچھا ہے وہ نادر ہے؛ میں اسے بیان کرتا ہوں—توجہ سے سنو۔
Skanda (contextual attribution)
Scene: A narrator-sage seated on a raised seat, turning to the listener with a palm raised in assurance, indicating he will reveal an uncommon teaching; manuscripts and ritual vessels nearby.
FAQs
Sacred teachings unfold progressively: first the Lord, then His workings; rare questions deserve attentive listening and disciplined inquiry.
The discourse belongs to Kāśī’s glorification in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though no single tirtha is named in this verse.
No ritual; it is an instruction to listen (śravaṇa) as a spiritual discipline.