Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
यदैकलो न शक्नोषि रंतुं स्वैरचर प्रभो । तदिच्छा तवयोत्पन्ना सेव्या शक्तिरभूत्तव
yadaikalo na śaknoṣi raṃtuṃ svairacara prabho | tadicchā tavayotpannā sevyā śaktirabhūttava
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Pūtātmā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic moment of emergence: from Śiva’s serene presence arises a radiant feminine power (Śakti), depicted as light or as Devī, indicating worship-worthiness; the scene remains metaphysical rather than literal.
FAQs
Śiva’s will manifests as Śakti; divine power and divine consciousness are inseparable in the unfolding of reality.
Kāśī’s Śaiva theology is foregrounded; the city’s Mahātmya often celebrates Śiva together with His Śakti.
Śakti is called “sevyā” (worthy of worship), implying reverence to divine power alongside Śiva, though no fixed rite is detailed.