Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84
कः प्रार्थ्यः प्रार्थनीयं किं को वा प्रार्थयिता प्रिये । न पृथग्जनवत्किंचिद्वर्तनं नौ कलावति
kaḥ prārthyaḥ prārthanīyaṃ kiṃ ko vā prārthayitā priye | na pṛthagjanavatkiṃcidvartanaṃ nau kalāvati
«Bien-aimée, qui faudrait-il implorer, que faudrait-il demander, et qui donc serait le demandeur ? Kalāvatī, entre nous il n’y a pas de rapports comme ceux des gens ordinaires, séparés».
King
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical)
Scene: The king speaks of no separation between them—no petitioner, no petition—suggesting intimate unity; the couple is shown close, calm, and synchronized in posture.
FAQs
Within dharmic partnership, unity and shared purpose are exalted over transactional or self-centered relations.
None is named; the passage remains within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa framework connected with Vārāṇasī.
None.