Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
तत इत्थं व्यतीतासु पंचषा सुसमासु च । लीलया विचरन्देवस्तत्र देव्या सहागतः
tata itthaṃ vyatītāsu paṃcaṣā susamāsu ca | līlayā vicarandevastatra devyā sahāgataḥ
Puis, lorsque cinq ou six bons mois se furent ainsi écoulés, le Seigneur, errant dans son jeu divin, vint là accompagné de la Déesse.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative to Agastya)
Tirtha: Uttarārka
Type: kshetra
Scene: After months, Shiva arrives in a playful roaming mood, accompanied by Parvati, entering the grove near the shrine and pond where the tapasvinī has remained steadfast.
FAQs
Sincere, sustained tapas culminates in divine attention—grace arrives in its own time.
The scene continues within Kāśī’s sacred landscape, around the Uttarārka-associated locale.
No explicit prescription; the verse marks the time-span of austerity and the ensuing divine visitation.