Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
समरुत्तरुशाखाग्र प्रसारणमिषेण सः । कृताहूतिरिव प्रेम्णा वनेन वनमाविशत्
samaruttaruśākhāgra prasāraṇamiṣeṇa saḥ | kṛtāhūtiriva premṇā vanena vanamāviśat
Tandis que les cimes des branches, poussées par le vent, s’étendaient comme pour l’accueillir, il pénétra plus avant dans la forêt, tel celui qui a accompli une invocation, attiré par l’amour même de la forêt.
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.