Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
मनोरथोपदेष्टा च कुत्रचित्क्वापि नेक्षितः । कदाचिद्दैवयोगात्स दमनो नाम तापसः
manorathopadeṣṭā ca kutracitkvāpi nekṣitaḥ | kadāciddaivayogātsa damano nāma tāpasaḥ
اسے کہیں بھی ایسا رہنما نظر نہ آیا جو دل کے مقصود کا راستہ بتائے؛ مگر ایک بار، مشیتِ الٰہی کے اتفاق سے، ‘دمن’ نامی وہ تپسوی (اس کے سامنے آیا)۔
Skanda
Scene: A wandering seeker at a crossroads or forest edge, looking for guidance; a radiant ascetic (Damana) appears unexpectedly, suggesting providence—subtle light breaking through clouds.
FAQs
The seeker’s fulfillment depends not only on effort but also on daiva (grace/providence) and right instruction.
The specific site is not yet named here; the narrative signals an imminent divinely guided discovery.
None; the emphasis is on providence and the necessity of proper upadeśa (guidance).