Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
शंभुं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य प्रणम्य च पुनःपुनः । प्रतस्थेऽथ सलक्ष्मीको मंदराद्गरुडध्वजः
śaṃbhuṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya praṇamya ca punaḥpunaḥ | pratasthe'tha salakṣmīko maṃdarādgaruḍadhvajaḥ
Nachdem er Śambhu in Pradakṣiṇā umschritten und sich immer wieder verneigt hatte, brach Viṣṇu, der Garuḍa-Bannerträger, begleitet von Lakṣmī, vom Mandara auf.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Mandara (departure locus) / Kāśī (destination implied)
Type: peak
Scene: Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī, Garuḍa-banner visible, circumambulating Śambhu with folded hands; a mountain backdrop (Mandara) and the sense of departure toward Kāśī.
FAQs
Even Viṣṇu exemplifies reverence to Śiva—devotion and humility are the pilgrim’s ornaments.
Kāśī is the narrative goal in this adhyāya; the verse frames the departure toward the Kāśī pilgrimage.
Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) and repeated praṇāma (prostration) to Śiva.