Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
तदेव नाभवत्तत्र समभूदन्यदेव हि । तच्च वक्तुं न शक्येत तद्वक्ता दक्ष एव सः
tadeva nābhavattatra samabhūdanyadeva hi | tacca vaktuṃ na śakyeta tadvaktā dakṣa eva saḥ
وہاں وہی بات نہ ہوئی؛ بلکہ حقیقتاً کچھ اور ہی واقع ہوا۔ اور اسے بیان کرنا ممکن نہیں؛ اسے سنانے کے لائق تو خود دکش ہی ہے۔
Dadhīci (with pointed irony toward Dakṣa)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrator pauses, indicating that what happened is beyond telling; the name of Dakṣa is invoked as the only competent witness—creating a hush among listeners in a Kāśī setting.
FAQs
It cautions against ritual arrogance and hints that adharma in yajña becomes self-condemning—so much so that only the doer can ‘explain’ it.
None is named in this verse; it belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s larger glorification of Kāśī and Śiva-dharma.
No prescription; the verse comments on events surrounding a yajña.