Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
स्वैरं विहरतस्तत्र ज्येष्ठस्थाने महेशितुः । कौतुकेनैव चिक्रीड शिवा कंदुकलीलया
svairaṃ viharatastatra jyeṣṭhasthāne maheśituḥ | kautukenaiva cikrīḍa śivā kaṃdukalīlayā
そこジェーシュタスターナにて、マヘーシャが自在に逍遥する折、シヴァーは戯れの好奇心から、毬の遊びに興じ始めた。
Skanda (narrator)
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭhasthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahāmune
Scene: At Jyeṣṭhasthāna’s sacred courtyard, Maheśa wanders freely; Śivā begins a playful ball-game (kanduka-krīḍā). The scene is intimate, divine, and set against Kāśī’s temple architecture.
FAQs
Kāśī’s holiness is shown not only through rites but through divine presence—Śiva and Śivā’s līlā sanctifies the place.
Jyeṣṭhasthāna in Kāśī, depicted as a stage for Śiva–Śivā’s divine sport.
None; this is a narrative setup highlighting divine līlā rather than a ritual instruction.