Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 200
यावद्बहिः समागच्छेद्रम्याद्रत्नेशमंडपात । तावद्गंधर्वराजाय ताभिः स वसुभूतये
yāvadbahiḥ samāgacchedramyādratneśamaṃḍapāta | tāvadgaṃdharvarājāya tābhiḥ sa vasubhūtaye
ما إن خرج من الجناح البهيّ لِرَتنيشا، حتى في تلك اللحظة بعينها رفعت تلك النسوة—سعيًا للبركة والرخاء—الأمر إلى ملك الغندرفات.
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Ratneśa/Ratneśvara
Type: temple
Scene: A man exits a splendid Ratneśa pavilion; nearby, women urgently approach or send word to the Gandharva-king, conveying their plea for prosperity; the maṇḍapa gleams behind them.
FAQs
Pilgrimage spaces in Kāśī are depicted as meeting-points of human and celestial orders, where outcomes (even prosperity) unfold through sacred proximity.
The Ratneśa/Ratneśvara maṇḍapa (pavilion) in Kāśī.
No explicit ritual; the verse is a narrative connector emphasizing the power of the Ratneśvara precinct.