Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11
विद्याधरेषु साध्येषु किन्नरेषु नरेषु च । स्त्रीपुंजातेषु सर्वेषु रेजुश्चत्वार एव च
vidyādhareṣu sādhyeṣu kinnareṣu nareṣu ca | strīpuṃjāteṣu sarveṣu rejuścatvāra eva ca
Di antara para Vidyādhara, Sādhya, Kinnara, dan juga manusia—di seluruh golongan perempuan dan laki-laki—kemilau kemuliaan bersinar di mana-mana, dalam segala cara.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)
Scene: A radiant civic-celestial tableau: Vidyādharas and Sādhyas in the sky, Kinnaras with music, humans on ghāṭas; women and men in festive dress; the entire scene gleams with fourfold splendor (all directions/ways).
FAQs
The sacred celebration is inclusive—spiritual auspiciousness is not restricted by species or social category.
Kāśī is implied as the city where all orders of beings participate in the radiance of dharma and devotion.
No explicit instruction; the verse emphasizes communal participation in auspicious observance.