Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90
इति यावत्कथां शंभुर्भविष्यामग्रतो हरेः । अकरोत्तुमुलो नादो घंटानां तावदुद्गतः
iti yāvatkathāṃ śaṃbhurbhaviṣyāmagrato hareḥ | akarottumulo nādo ghaṃṭānāṃ tāvadudgataḥ
Tandis que Śambhu racontait ainsi l’histoire en présence de Hari, à cet instant même s’éleva un fracas tumultueux de cloches.
Skanda (deduced; narrative voice)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (temple precinct soundscape)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Hari (Viṣṇu)
Scene: Śambhu narrates before Hari; at the narrative peak, bells erupt in a swelling chorus, suggesting a temple ārati or the arrival of radiant devotees; the space vibrates with sound-waves depicted as golden arcs.
FAQs
Divine narratives are accompanied by auspicious signs; sacred sound (like bells) marks the presence and movement of the divine.
The scene belongs to the Kashi context, tied to the Muktimaṇḍapa episode, though this verse highlights an omen rather than a separate tirtha.
None explicitly; the verse describes an auspicious sound-event (ghaṇṭā-nāda).