Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
दृष्ट्वा चित्रपटीमेषा सद्यो विह्वलतामगात् । अत्रैव काचिदेतस्याः प्रेमभूरस्ति निश्चितम्
dṛṣṭvā citrapaṭīmeṣā sadyo vihvalatāmagāt | atraiva kācidetasyāḥ premabhūrasti niścitam
Als sie das bemalte Tuch erblickte, geriet sie sogleich in Bestürzung. Gewiss gibt es gerade an diesem Ort für sie einen Grund der Liebe, ein vorherbestimmtes Band.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A woman beholds a painted image-panel and becomes instantly overwhelmed—eyes widened, breath caught—while observers interpret the reaction as proof of a destined love rooted in that very place.
FAQs
Sacred places can awaken deep, inexplicable devotion, revealing hidden karmic and spiritual bonds.
Kāśī is the setting; the narrative context points toward Jñānavāpī’s revelatory power.
None explicitly; the emphasis is on the inner transformation triggered by sacred sight (darśana).