Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
अभीष्टं च वरं मत्तः प्रार्थयस्वाविचारितम् । इत्युक्तवत्यपि मयि स्वप्नो मिथ्येति सोब्रवीत्
abhīṣṭaṃ ca varaṃ mattaḥ prārthayasvāvicāritam | ityuktavatyapi mayi svapno mithyeti sobravīt
میں نے کہا، ‘مجھ سے اپنا مطلوبہ ور مانگو، بلا تامل۔’ پھر بھی اُس نے کہا، ‘یہ تو خواب ہے؛ یہ جھوٹا ہے۔’
Caṇḍikā (Devī)
Tirtha: Kedāra (as revealed)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī offers a boon with open palm; Vasiṣṭha, hands folded, gently bows and turns slightly away, expression calm and discerning; the scene has a dreamlike haze—soft edges, mist, and a faint boundary between worlds.
FAQs
Even after divine assurance, doubt can arise; faith is required to recognize grace as real and operative.
The setting remains Kāśī, in the unfolding Mahatmya of Kedāra-kṣetra.
None; the verse centers on the psychology of doubt versus trust during divine encounter.