Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
जातिस्वभावमात्सर्यं त्यक्त्वैकत्र रमंति च । शशाः क्रीडंति च वृकैस्तैः पृष्ठलुंठनैर्मुहुः
jātisvabhāvamātsaryaṃ tyaktvaikatra ramaṃti ca | śaśāḥ krīḍaṃti ca vṛkaistaiḥ pṛṣṭhaluṃṭhanairmuhuḥ
Délaissant la jalousie née de l’espèce et de la nature, ils se réjouissent ensemble en un même lieu; et les lièvres jouent même avec les loups, encore et encore, se roulant sur le dos.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kshetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a Kāśī clearing, hares and wolves romp together, rolling on their backs in carefree play, while the sacred city’s aura subtly pervades the scene.
FAQs
Kāśī is praised as a place where mātsarya (jealous hostility) is relinquished—an ethical ideal for pilgrims to cultivate.
Kāśī-kṣetra as the overarching sacred environment.
None; the verse implies moral discipline rather than a stated ritual.