Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
समरुत्तरुशाखाग्र प्रसारणमिषेण सः । कृताहूतिरिव प्रेम्णा वनेन वनमाविशत्
samaruttaruśākhāgra prasāraṇamiṣeṇa saḥ | kṛtāhūtiriva premṇā vanena vanamāviśat
Während die vom Wind bewegten Baumzweige sich wie zum Willkommen ausstreckten, drang er tiefer in den Wald ein—gleich einem, der eine Anrufung vollzogen hat—angezogen von der eigenen Zuneigung des Waldes.
Skanda to Agastya (deduced)
Scene: Wind moves through trees; branches extend like arms in greeting. The boy enters as if into a ritual arena; subtle fire-offering imagery overlays the scene—glowing motes like sparks around him.
FAQs
The world responds to sincere dharma; auspicious signs mirror inner purity and the rightness of one’s spiritual direction.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse.
No direct prescription; the verse uses ritual imagery (āhūti/invocation) as a simile.