Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
अशोका च विशोका च यथा मलयगंधिनी । यथा चंदननिःश्वासा यथा मृगमदोत्तमा
aśokā ca viśokā ca yathā malayagaṃdhinī | yathā caṃdananiḥśvāsā yathā mṛgamadottamā
ಅವಳು ಅಶೋಕಾ—ಶೋಕವಿಲ್ಲದವಳು—ಮತ್ತು ವಿಶೋಕಾ—ಶೋಕನಾಶಿನಿ—ಆಗಲಿ; ಮಲಯದ ಚಂದನಗಂಧದಂತೆ ಸುಗಂಧಿತ, ಚಂದನನಿಶ್ವಾಸದಂತೆ ಮೃದು, ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಮೃಗಮದದಂತೆ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಳಾಗಲಿ।
Śrī Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (implied)
Scene: Devī invokes ‘Aśokā’ and ‘Viśokā’—a serene figure surrounded by sandal fragrance, camphor light, and musk; the imagery is cooling, grief-dispelling, and pure.
FAQs
The ideal sacred companion embodies freedom from sorrow and becomes a source of consolation—virtues are portrayed as healing fragrance.
The verse is within Kāśī’s sacred narrative framework but does not name a particular tirtha.
None in this line.