Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
किंचिद्विज्ञप्तुमिच्छामि अवधेहि ममेरितम् । सत्यं ब्रवीमि नासत्यं मृत्युंजय विचारय
kiṃcidvijñaptumicchāmi avadhehi mameritam | satyaṃ bravīmi nāsatyaṃ mṛtyuṃjaya vicāraya
میں ایک عرض پیش کرنا چاہتا ہوں—مہربانی فرما کر میری بات سن لیجیے۔ میں سچ کہتا ہوں، جھوٹ نہیں؛ اے مرتیونجَے، اس پر غور فرمائیے۔
Gajāsura
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame audience (not specified in verse)
Scene: Close-up devotional moment: Gajāsura, wounded yet composed, speaks with a vow of truth; Śiva listens as Mṛtyuñjaya—still, vast, and impartial.
FAQs
Approaching the divine with truthfulness and humility is presented as the proper dharmic way to seek a boon.
The Kāśī Khaṇḍa context glorifies Kāśī as Śiva’s realm where even adversaries gain grace through right disposition.
None; it is a verbal petition framed by satya and reverence.