Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
सापीष्टदेवतानाम्ना तत्पटीदर्शनेन च । सुधासेकमिव प्राप्य मूर्छां हित्वोत्थिता द्रुतम्
sāpīṣṭadevatānāmnā tatpaṭīdarśanena ca | sudhāsekamiva prāpya mūrchāṃ hitvotthitā drutam
وهي—بمجرد ذِكر اسم إلهها المختار وبمشاهدة ذلك القماش المرسوم—كأنما رُشَّت بالأمريتة؛ فطرحت عنها الإغماء ونهضت سريعًا.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kalāvatī, previously swooning, hears her chosen deity’s name and sees the painted panel; a cool, nectar-like aura descends, her face brightens, and she rises swiftly—miracle of recovery witnessed by attendants.
FAQs
Remembrance of the beloved deity and sacred darśana can revive the soul like nectar, dispelling collapse and despair.
Kāśī’s sanctity frames the miracle; the narrative continues toward Jñānavāpī’s greatness.
Nāma-smaraṇa (recalling/uttering the deity’s name) and darśana are implied devotional acts.