Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
तेन राज्ञा त्रिजगती सौंदर्यश्रीरिवैकिका । पातालदेवतेयं वा ममनेत्रोत्सवाय किम्
tena rājñā trijagatī sauṃdaryaśrīrivaikikā | pātāladevateyaṃ vā mamanetrotsavāya kim
To that king it seemed as though the very splendor of beauty of the three worlds stood embodied in one. Or is this some goddess of Pātāla, appearing for the festival of my eyes?
Skanda (deduced for Kāśī Khaṇḍa context; verse itself reflects the maiden’s inner speech/description)
Tirtha: Campakāvatī (mythic)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame
Scene: The king gazes at the maiden, imagining her as the condensed beauty of all three worlds or a Pātāla goddess; his eyes wide, posture arrested, the city’s jeweled glow framing her like a living icon.
FAQs
Darśana (auspicious seeing) is portrayed as transformative; extraordinary beauty is treated as a sign of divine presence or destiny.
No specific tīrtha is named; the setting remains Pātāla/Campakāvatī within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative frame.
None.