Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99
सुप्तासु तासु बालासु त्रिनेत्रः शशिभूषणः । शुद्धकर्पूरगौरांगो जटामुकुटमंडलः
suptāsu tāsu bālāsu trinetraḥ śaśibhūṣaṇaḥ | śuddhakarpūragaurāṃgo jaṭāmukuṭamaṃḍalaḥ
While those young maidens slept, the Three-eyed Lord—adorned with the moon—appeared; his limbs shone radiant like pure camphor, encircled by the crown-like ring of his matted locks.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Scene: Sleeping maidens in a rangamaṇḍapa; Śiva appears luminous—camphor-white body, moon on his head, a halo-like circle of matted locks forming a crown; the moment is hushed and miraculous.
FAQs
Sincere worship in Kāśī is answered by divine nearness—Śiva reveals himself to devotees, even unbidden.
The Kāśī sacred sphere is implied, continuing the Pailipila–Trilocana context of the preceding verse.
No new prescription; the verse describes Śiva’s appearance (darśana) following prior snāna, worship, and vigil.