Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
नानामृगगणाकीर्णं नानापक्षिविनादितम् । नानासरित्सरः स्रोतः पल्वलैः परितो वृतम्
nānāmṛgagaṇākīrṇaṃ nānāpakṣivināditam | nānāsaritsaraḥ srotaḥ palvalaiḥ parito vṛtam
كان يعجّ بقطعانٍ من شتّى الوحوش، ويصدح بأصوات أنواعٍ كثيرة من الطيور؛ وقد أُحيط من كل جانبٍ بأنهارٍ وبحيراتٍ وجداولَ وغدرانِ لوتسٍ متنوّعة.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-jalāśaya-maṇḍala (Gaṅgā-centric network of saras/srotas/palvala)
Type: sangam
Scene: A panoramic sacred landscape: deer and other wild animals grazing; many birds calling from branches; a ring of waters—river channels, small lakes, flowing streams, and lotus-filled ponds—glittering around the grove.
FAQs
In a tīrtha-region, harmony of creatures and abundance of waters signify the presence of sacred order (ṛta/dharma).
The Kāśī region, praised through its surrounding rivers and water bodies.
No explicit rite is stated, though such waters implicitly evoke snāna (holy bathing) traditions.