Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
समरुत्तरुशाखाग्र प्रसारणमिषेण सः । कृताहूतिरिव प्रेम्णा वनेन वनमाविशत्
samaruttaruśākhāgra prasāraṇamiṣeṇa saḥ | kṛtāhūtiriva premṇā vanena vanamāviśat
Con las ramas de los árboles, movidas por el viento, extendiéndose como en bienvenida, se internó más en el bosque, como quien ha hecho una invocación, atraído por el propio afecto del bosque.
Skanda to Agastya (deduced)
Scene: Wind moves through trees; branches extend like arms in greeting. The boy enters as if into a ritual arena; subtle fire-offering imagery overlays the scene—glowing motes like sparks around him.
FAQs
The world responds to sincere dharma; auspicious signs mirror inner purity and the rightness of one’s spiritual direction.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse.
No direct prescription; the verse uses ritual imagery (āhūti/invocation) as a simile.