Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 120
तावद्विमानमापन्नं सक्वणत्किंकिणीगणम् । पश्यतां सर्वलोकानां चन्द्रमौलिरथोरथात्
tāvadvimānamāpannaṃ sakvaṇatkiṃkiṇīgaṇam | paśyatāṃ sarvalokānāṃ candramaulirathorathāt
Da, vor den Augen aller Menschen, erschien ein himmlisches Vimāna, dessen Scharen kleiner Glöckchen erklangen; und Candramauli—Śiva, der Mondbekränzte—trat hervor, aus dem Wagen hervorkommend.
Narrator (Skanda to Agastya, contextually)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī) / Jñānavāpī context
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A radiant vimāna descends in the sky, its many small bells ringing; before the gathered people, Candramauli Śiva appears, stepping forth with moon on his matted hair, suffusing the scene with awe.
FAQs
The tīrtha narrative emphasizes Śiva’s immediacy—divine grace can become visible where dharma and sanctity converge.
The surrounding passage belongs to the Jñānavāpī māhātmya within Kāśī.
No explicit rite here; it describes a divine manifestation.