Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
उत्सृजंतमिवार्घ्यं वै पत्रपुष्पैरितस्ततः । केकिकेकारवैर्दूरात्कुर्वंतं स्वागतं किल
utsṛjaṃtamivārghyaṃ vai patrapuṣpairitastataḥ | kekikekāravairdūrātkurvaṃtaṃ svāgataṃ kila
এদিক-ওদিক থেকে পাতা ও ফুলে যেন স্বাগতার্থ অর্ঘ্যই ঢালা হচ্ছিল; আর দূর থেকে ময়ূরের ‘কেকি-কেকা’ ধ্বনিতে যেন অভ্যর্থনার ঘোষণা উঠছিল।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (approach)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pathway or grove near the sacred city where petals and leaves seem to shower like arghya; peacocks in the distance cry ‘keki-keka’ as if announcing a ceremonial welcome.
FAQs
In a holy kṣetra, even nature participates in dharma—welcome and worship arise spontaneously through sacred atmosphere.
The Kāśī region’s sacred grove-landscape, depicted as welcoming a revered visitor.
Arghya (ceremonial welcome offering) is alluded to, though performed here metaphorically by the landscape with flowers and leaves.