Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90
त्वं तु प्रतारितः पूर्वमधुनापि प्रतारितः । कृत्वा तेन च संबंधमसंबद्धप्रलापभाक्
tvaṃ tu pratāritaḥ pūrvamadhunāpi pratāritaḥ | kṛtvā tena ca saṃbaṃdhamasaṃbaddhapralāpabhāk
مگر تم پہلے بھی فریب کھا چکے ہو اور اب بھی فریب میں ہو۔ اُس سے رشتہ جوڑ کر تم بے ربط اور پراگندہ گفتگو کرنے والے بن گئے ہو۔
Satī
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśīkhaṇḍa interlocutor (not explicit here)
Scene: A sharp admonition scene: Satī (or speaker) confronts the deluded person—face firm, gesture decisive—while the other appears unsettled, speech disjointed; Śiva’s calm presence contrasts the turmoil.
FAQs
Delusion distorts judgment and speech; dharmic clarity requires right understanding of the divine and freedom from bias.
The broader discourse is within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa glorification of Kāśī, though this verse is ethical-theological.
None; the focus is on discernment, delusion, and the moral quality of speech.