Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
कश्यपस्य च ते पत्न्यौ मारीचेः प्राक्प्रजापतेः । क्रीडंत्यावेकदान्योन्यं मुने ते ऊचतुस्त्विति
kaśyapasya ca te patnyau mārīceḥ prākprajāpateḥ | krīḍaṃtyāvekadānyonyaṃ mune te ūcatustviti
ಅವರು ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿ ಮಾರೀಚಿಯ ವಂಶಜ ಕಶ್ಯಪನ ಪತ್ನಿಯರು. ಒಂದು ದಿನ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಕ್ರೀಡಿಸುತ್ತಾ, ಆ ಮುನಿಗೆ ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದರು.
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative mode)
Scene: Kadrū and Vinatā, wives of Kaśyapa, play together in an āśrama garden; they turn toward the sage with a question, initiating the famed rivalry narrative.
FAQs
Purāṇic instruction frequently unfolds through dialogue and exemplifies how casual actions can lead to karmic consequences.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred geography of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, but this line is primarily narrative setup.
None is mentioned.
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