Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
कियत्यपि गते काले पुनरप्याययौ मुनिः । मध्ये लीलावतीनां च ज्ञात्वा कृष्णमवस्थितम्
kiyatyapi gate kāle punarapyāyayau muniḥ | madhye līlāvatīnāṃ ca jñātvā kṛṣṇamavasthitam
Nach einiger Zeit kam der Weise erneut; und da er wusste, dass Kṛṣṇa inmitten der spielerischen Frauen verweilte, begab er sich dorthin.
Narrator (context within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda to Agastya)
Scene: A radiant sage re-enters the sacred city and approaches a private inner court where Kṛṣṇa is seated among playful women; the moment is poised, half-hidden, with attendants and veils suggesting secrecy.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often show sages intervening at decisive moments to steer events toward dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it remains within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s overarching sacred geography.
None.