Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
हरिर्हरित्सु सर्वासु हरिर्हरिमरीचिषु । शिवामृगमृगेंद्रादि रूपः काननगो हरिः
harirharitsu sarvāsu harirharimarīciṣu | śivāmṛgamṛgeṃdrādi rūpaḥ kānanago hariḥ
Hari hadir pada setiap pepohonan yang hijau; Hari hadir pada sinar-sinar mentari. Hari yang berkelana di rimba menampakkan diri dalam rupa-rupa, seperti rusa yang membawa śiva-maṅgala dan sang raja binatang, dan lainnya.
Narrator (Gaṇas’ account continues)
Tirtha: Madhuvana/Vraja-kānana
Type: kshetra
Listener: A brāhmaṇa (dvija)
Scene: A forest scene where every element subtly bears Hari’s signature: green leaves shimmer with divine presence; sunbeams appear as Hari’s rays; deer and a lion (lord of beasts) move through the grove as epiphanic forms of Hari.
FAQs
Meditative vision expands into sacred ecology—seeing Hari immanent in nature and living beings.
The forest-grove setting (Madhuvana) is implied as the sacred landscape where such vision arises.
No explicit ritual; it describes the fruit of dhyāna—perceiving the deity everywhere.