Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86
पारावत्यपि सा जाता रत्नदीपस्य मंदिरे । नागराजस्य पाताले नाम्ना रत्नावलीति च
pārāvatyapi sā jātā ratnadīpasya maṃdire | nāgarājasya pātāle nāmnā ratnāvalīti ca
Y ella también nació como Pārāvatī en el palacio de Ratnadīpa, en el Pātāla del rey de los Nāgas, llevando el nombre de Ratnāvalī.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Scene: A jeweled subterranean palace glowing with gem-lamps; Nāga-king’s court; a child named Ratnāvalī (born as Pārāvatī) cradled amid serpentine motifs and radiant jewels.
FAQs
The Purāṇic narrative frames destiny across realms—earth and Pātāla—showing karmic continuity through rebirth.
No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it continues the storyline that culminates in Kāśī-centered devotion.
None in this verse; it is primarily genealogical and narrative.